Posts Tagged ‘Lesions’

What Does Ringworm Look Like?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Ringworm, unknown to many is not a worm or a parasite; it is instead a contagious fungal skin infection. Read on to know more about what does ringworm look like and what are its symptoms and available treatments are.
 
What Is Ringworm?
 
Ringworm is a microscopic fungus that infects only the outer layer of the skin. Ringworm [...]

What Does Syphilis Look Like?

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Syphilis is one of those diseases that everyone used to be scared of. It can be deadly if not cured properly and is extremely contagious.
The interesting thing about this disease is that even though it is extremely annoying and can lead to death, if treated early is very easy to cure. The problem is that [...]

What does measles look like

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

The First signs of measles see the appearance of small white spots on the inside cheeks of the mouth. These spots are around 1-2 mm wide (Koplik’s spots)
 
The measles rash starts after these spots disappear. The rash consists of  separate pink/red lesions that start to join as the rash spreads. The spots are flat red [...]

What does a mole look like?

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Everyone has a mole…Ok. This might be a little overstated, but they are really popular at least from what I can tell. It’s kind of hard to describe what does a mole look like, but I am going ot try anyway, so here we go.
As we all know, moles are lesions. They grow on [...]

What does a plantar wart look like

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I am sure you’ve heard of plantar warts. They are those lesions that appear on someone’s feet and make it very hard for the person to walk. In most cases they are caused by HPV, but they only appear after the virus is fully incubated which can take up to 20 months. You won’t feel [...]