Common skin conditions

Question 1

Measles

Answer 1

• cold like symptoms (cough, runny nose, sore throat)
• sore/red eyes - may be sensitive to light
• fever
• grey/white spots on the inside of cheeks
• red/brown blotchy rash appears few days later
• usually starts around head/upper neck before spreading

Question 2

Rubella (German measles)

Answer 2

• red/pink spotty rash
• usually starts behind ears and spreads to head and body
• can be serious in pregnancy
• Aching fingers, wrists and knees
• Fever
• Sore red eyes
• Cold-like symptoms

Question 3

Shingles

Answer 3

• tingling/burning feeling on skin
• blotchy rash appears on one side of body
• usually affects torso but can affect other body parts
• skin can remain painful for weeks after rash has gone

Question 4

• Flu-like symptoms (fever, swollen neck glands, sore throat)
• Rash that feels like sandpaper
• White coating on tongue which peels leaving it red and swollen (“strawberry tongue”)
• Red cheeks

Answer 4

Scarlet Fever

Question 5

• Painful swellings in side of face under ears (hamster face)
• Headaches
• Joint pain
• Fever

Answer 5

Mumps

Question 6

• Red ‘blushing’ appearance across cheeks, nose, forehead and chin
• Burning sensation when using water / skincare products
• May get broken blood vessels on skin
• May get small red spots that fill with yellow fluid
• Can be triggered by alcohol, spicy foods, cheese, caffeine, exercise

Answer 6

Rosacea

Question 7

• Red sores or fluid-filled blisters that burst and crust over leaving golden brown patches
• Itchy and sometimes painful
• Usually on face but can spread to other parts

Answer 7

Impetigo

Question 8

• Viral infection usually goes away in a few months
• A number of small, firm, raised papules with characteristic small dimple in the middle
• Mostly in armpit, behind the knees and groin

Answer 8

Molluscum contagiosum

Question 9

• Raised, red patches
• Can also be red spots
• Often itchy and feels like its burning/stinging
• Appears in all different shapes and sizes and anywhere on the body
• Usually due to raised histamine (allergy)

Answer 9

Hives (uticaria)

Question 10

• Red spots - fill with fluid and become blisters which may burst
• Fever
• Aches and general malaise
• Loss of appetite
• Very itchy

Answer 10

Chicken pox

Question 11

• Spotty, oily skin
• Can commonly affect face, back and chest

Answer 11

Acne Vulgaris

Question 12

• Affects the skin, mucous membrane, genitals and eyes
• flu-like symptoms
• Red or purple rash (looks like target) that spreads and forms blisters
• Blisters burst leaving painful sores
• Skin pain most common symptom
• Swollen lips and face

Answer 12

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

• Medical emergency