varioliformadj.

1801 W. Woodville in Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 8 To refute this opinion I adduced several facts, proving that varioliform pustules had frequently accompanied the Cow-pock inoculation.

1847 Lancet June 488/1 The variolous or varioliform continued fever of the years 1667, 1668, and part of 1669, was characterized by exhibiting most of the general or systemic features of small-pox.

1868 E. C. Seaton Handbk. Vaccination iv. 69 With serosity taken from one of the cows..local vesicles, followed by general varioliform eruption, were in fact produced on three children, and from these children other variolous inoculations were performed.

1922 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Aug. 537/1 This developed within a fortnight into an extensive varioliform syphilid, covering the face, trunk, and extremities.

1985 W. Frain-Bell Cutaneous Photobiol. ii. 50 The combination of skin fragility, blisters and milia is sufficiently different from the blisters on an oedematous erythema base followed by crusting and varioliform scarring.

2011 European Jrnl. Paediatric Neurol. 15 168/1 These were described as slow-healing non-pruritic and non-tender varioliform papules which subsequently scaled then scarred.