198 Where There Is No Doctor 2011
A Guide to Identification
IF THE SKIN
HAS:
warts
AND LOOKS
LIKE:
Simple warts, not very large.
Wart-like growths on the penis,
vagina, or around the anus.
Bumpy, wart-like growths on
other parts of the body.
Large warts (more than 1 cm.),
often on arms or feet.
Small rings that continue
to grow or spread and
may itch.
rings
(spots with
raised or
red edges,
often clear
in the center)
welts or
hives
large circles with a thick border
that do not itch.
Large rings that are white or lighter
colored and become numb in the center.
(A needle prick does not hurt them.)
Small rings, sometimes
with a small pit in the
middle, found on the
temple, nose, or neck.
Very itchy rash, bumps, or
patches. (They may appear
and disappear rapidly.)
blisters
Blisters with bumps and much
itching and weeping (oozing).
Small blisters over
the whole body,
with some fever.
A patch of painful blisters that
appears only on one part of the
body, often in a stripe or cluster.
A gray or black bad
smelling area with blisters
and air pockets that spread.
small reddish
spots or a
rash over the
whole body;
fever
A rash that very sick
children get over the
whole body.
After a few days of fever a few
small pinkish spots appear on
the body; the person is very
sick.
YOU MAY
HAVE:
common warts
(virus infection)
genital warts
yaws
a type of
tuberculosis
of the skin
SEE
PAGE:
210
402
202
212
Ringworm
(fungus infection)
205
advanced stage
of syphilis
237
leprosy
191
cancer
of the skin
211
allergic reaction
203
contact
dermatitis
(like poison
ivy or sumac)
chickenpox
204
311
Herpes zoster
(shingles)
204
gas gangrene (very
serious bacterial
213
infection)
measles
311
typhoid fever
188