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A Guide to Identification
IF THE SKIN
HAS:
swollen
lymph nodes
large spots
or patches
dark
white
AND LOOKS
LIKE:
Nodes on the side of the neck
that continuously break open
and scar.
Nodes in the groin that
continuously break open
and scar.
Dark patches on the forehead and
cheeks of pregnant women.
Scaly, cracking areas
that look like sunburn
on the arms, legs, neck,
or face.
Dark spots on the skin or in the mouth
that start small and then grow. They look
like swollen bruises. They are painless.
Purple spots or peeling sores
on children with swollen feet.
Round or irregular patches
on the face or body,
especially of children.
White patches,
especially on
hands, feet,
or lips.
that begin with reddish
or bluish pimples.
that begin without
other signs.
Reddish or blistering patches on
the cheeks or behind the knees
and elbows of young children.
reddish
A reddish, hot, painful
area that spreads rapidly.
A reddish area between
the baby’s legs.
YOU MAY
HAVE:
SEE
PAGE:
scrofula (a type of
tuberculosis)
212
venereal
lymphogranuloma
chancroid
238
403
mask of
pregnancy
207
pellagra (a type
of malnutrition)
208
209
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
(KS, cancer
related to the
HIV virus).
399-
401
malnutrition
208
209
tinea versicolor
(fungus infection)
206
pinta
(infection)
vitiligo
(loss of color,
nothing more)
207
207
eczema
216
erysipelas
(cellulitis or very
serious bacterial
infections)
diaper rash from
urine or heat
212
215
Beef-red patches with white,
milky curds in the skin folds.
reddish
or gray
Raised reddish or gray
patches with silvery scales;
especially on elbows and
knees; chronic (long-term).
moniliasis
(yeast infection)
psoriasis
(or sometimes
tuberculosis)
242
216
212