10 more common skin rashes (with photos)

10 more common skin rashes (with photos)

Skin rashes can be itchy, unsightly and irritating

In this article we will describe 10 more common skin rashes (with photos). This is linked to another article on CKDEx called 10 common skin rashes (with photos).

2. Chickenpox

• Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
• Clusters of itchy, red, fluid-filled blisters in various stages of healing all over the body
• Rash usually accompanied by fever, body aches, sore throat, and loss of appetite
• Remains contagious until all blisters have crusted over.

3. Drug allergy

This condition, when severe, is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care is required.

• Mild to severe itchy, red rash may occur days to weeks after taking a drug
• Severe drug allergies can be life threatening, and symptoms include rash, blisters, hives, racing heart, swelling, itching, and difficulty breathing
• Other symptoms include fever, stomach upset, and tiny purple or red dots on the skin.

4. Kawasaki disease

This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care is required.

• A form of vasculitis, where medium-sized blood vessels become inflamed throughout the bod
• Usually affects children under age 5 years
• Red cracked lips, swollen tongue (strawberry tongue), high fever, swollen red palms and soles of the feet, swollen lymph nodes, bloodshot eyes
• May cause severe heart problems.

5. Measles

• Measles is caused by the measles virus
• Symptoms include fever, sore throat, red watery eyes, loss of appetite, cough, and runny nose
• Depending on skin tone, the rash may be red, skin-coloured, or darker than the natural skin colour
• The rash spreads from the face down the body 3 to 5 days after first symptoms appear
• Tiny white spots with bluish-white centres on a red background can appear inside the mouth.

6. Psoriasis

• Scaly, silvery, sharply defined skin patches; may be itchy or asymptomatic
• On darker skin tones, it may look darker than the surrounding skin or appear purple
• Commonly located on the scalp and face, elbows (back), knees (front), and lower back.

• A contagious skin infestation by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei
• Symptoms may take 2-5 weeks to appear
• Extremely itchy rash with small bumps that may be scaly
• It can occur anywhere on the body, but the mites tend to prefer certain areas, including: hands (especially the skin between the fingers and around the nails)
• Raised, white, or flesh-toned lines.

8. Scarlet fever

• Caused by Group A Streptococci that also cause ‘strep throat’
• Rash is made up of tiny bumps that make it feel like ‘sandpaper’; bright red tongue
• People with lighter skin tones can have a bright red rash all over the body (but not on the palms of hands and soles of your feet); in people with darker skin tones, it may be more difficult to see the rash, but their skin will have a sandpaper-like texture.

Blisters, close up

• Also known as Herpes Zoster, is an infection of a nerve and the skin around it. It’s caused by the Varicella-zoster virus, VZV
• Painful rash that may burn, tingle, or itch, even if there are no blisters present
• Clusters of fluid-filled blisters that break easily and weep fluid
• Rash emerges in a band-like pattern that appears most commonly on the body or face.

10. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

• SLE is an autoimmune condition. Although some cases are drug-induced, for most the cause is unknown
• It is frequently provoked by UV exposure
• There is a wide variety of symptoms and it affects many body systems and organs
• A wide array of skin and other symptoms that range from rashes to ulcers; and a classic butterfly-shaped face rash that crosses from cheek-to-cheek over the nose.

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