Scabies
Small crusted papules, eczematous plaques, intense pruritus and excoriations, and superficial linear burrows.
Pityriasis Versicolor
Brownish-white scaling macules on trunk.
Pityriasis Rosea
Multiple round to oval erythematous patches with fine central scale. (Courtesy of Dr. L. From)
Molluscum Contagiosum
Discrete, umbilicated pearly white papules.
Meningococcemia
Hemorrhagic papules or petechia with purpuric centres in acral distribution. (Courtesy of The Hospital for Sick Children Slide Library, Toronto)
Impetigo
Honey-coloured, “stuck-on” crusts, and erythematous weeping erosions.
Herpes Zoster
Hemorrhagic vesicles and pustules on an eythematous base limited to a dermatome. Note V1 distribution above including tip of the nose, called “Hutchinson’s sign.” (Courtesy of Dr. L. From)
Herpes Simplex
Grouped vesicular eruption (herpetiform arrangement) on an erythematous base of skin.
Erythema Migrans
Rash associated with lyme disease. (Courtesy of Dr. J. Keystone)
Erysipelas
Streptococcal infection of the superficial dermis consisting of sharply delineated edematous plaques with raised margins. (Courtesy of Dr. M. Mian)
