Rashes in babies and children

This image shows hand, foot and mouth disease spots on the wrist and hand of a baby with white skin.

There are 3 round, raised spots and several smaller, flat spots.

The large spots vary in size from around 2mm to 5mm. 1 spot is near the knuckle of the index finger, the other 2 are near the wrist. The skin around each spot is pink. The centre of each large spot is light pink or similar to the baby's skin tone. The spots look like they have fluid in them.

There are patches of pink skin on the fingers and back of the hand.

This image shows hand, foot and mouth disease spots on the palms of a child with medium brown skin.

The child's palms and fingers have many pink spots and patches on them. Most spots are round, but some are an uneven shape. The centre of some spots is light pink or the same colour as the surrounding skin. Other spots are dark pink or red without a lighter centre.

Some spots on the joints of the fingers look like red scratches.

The child's hands are resting in an adult's hands. The adult's legs and a blue patterned cloth are in the background.

This image shows a hand, foot and mouth disease blister on the little toe of a child with white skin. The skin on the top of the toe is pink. There's a raised, round, light grey blister on the centre of the toe.

Next to the blister are two very small white blisters.

There is a blue background at the bottom of the image.

This image shows the hives rash on the leg and hand of a child with white skin. The rash does not appear on their groin, in the top left of the photo.

The skin on most of their thigh is pink, raised and bumpy. At the side of their thigh, close to their hand, are deep creases in the skin.

Their hand is pink with some red patches between their thumb and finger and on their fingertips.

Blue striped material is in the bottom right corner of the photo.

This image shows the hives rash on the leg, arm and hand of a person with white skin.

Small, slightly raised pink spots cover their leg. Some spots are close to others and some are further apart.

The same spotty rash spreads along the side of their arm and across the top of their hand. The knuckles and fingertips are red.

The person's black T-shirt is at the top of the image. Their arm and hand are resting on their leg.

This image shows the hives rash on the knee of a person with light brown skin. The skin is slightly darker brown where the rash is.

There are many skin-coloured bumps on and around the knee which vary in size from around 2mm to 1cm. The larger bumps look like blisters. Some bumps are very close together in groups.

There's a blue background in the top right of the photo.

This image shows the hives rash on the cheek, chin and neck of a person with light brown skin.

There are about 50 raised bumps in different shapes and sizes.

Some of the bumps are small circles and others are larger, uneven shapes. Most are close together in groups, but some are further apart. The bumps are a lighter brown than the surrounding skin and look puffy, like blisters.

In the lower left of the photo is the person's yellow T-shirt and black necklace.

This image shows the hives rash on the thigh and hip of a child with light brown skin.

There are about 20 patches of pink skin in different shapes and sizes. The patches are mainly flat and vary in size from around 1cm to 8cm.

Some patches are close to or join others, while some are further apart with normal skin surrounding them.

Some patches are bright pink. Others are lighter pink with a darker pink border around the patch.

There's a long, dark pink patch spreading from their groin to their hip.

This image shows the hives rash on the thigh of a person with dark brown skin.

There are many raised patches of skin in different shapes and sizes very close to each other. They range from around 5mm to 5cm.

The skin near the left knee also has raised lines, like scars. The skin on the inside of the thigh is smooth.

The rash is the same colour as the person's skin tone.

There is a black background on the left side of the photo.

This is a close-up image of white skin with stage 1 chickenpox spots. You cannot tell what part of the body is being shown.

There are 10 spots that vary in size, but they're all less than 1cm. Some spots are close to others. Some spots are raised and appear to be forming a round or slightly oval blister. Other spots are flatter.

The spots are red and pink and the skin around the spot is pink.

This image shows light brown skin with stage 1 chickenpox spots. There are more than 40 spots covering a child's chest. The spots are red or pink.

Some spots are close to others. Some appear to be raised in the centre and are beginning to form a blister, while other spots appear flat.

This image shows light brown skin with stage 1 chickenpox spots. The image is of a person's tummy and includes 3 of their fingers at the upper left edge of the image. The skin on their hand is dark brown.

There are about 50 spots which vary in size, but they're all less than 1cm. Some spots are close to others.

The larger spots are pink. Some of the smaller spots are the same colour as the person's skin tone. Some spots are raised and appear to be forming a round or oval blister in the centre. Other spots are flatter.

This is a close-up image showing white skin with stage 2 chickenpox spots. You cannot tell what part of the body is being shown.

There are 13 spots which vary in size, but they're all less than 1cm. Some spots are close to others. Almost all the spots have formed a round or slightly oval blister. 1 spot appears to be flatter.

The blisters are pink and shiny. The skin around some spots appears slightly pink.

This image shows light brown skin with stage 2 chickenpox spots. There are more than 50 chickenpox spots covering a child's chest and upper arms.

The spots vary in size, but they're all less than 1cm. Many of the spots have formed a round or slightly oval shape raised blister. Many of the blisters are white and shiny.

The skin around some of the blisters is pink. A few of the blisters appear to have burst and have formed dark scabs.

This image shows medium brown skin with stage 2 chickenpox spots. There are about 40 spots on a person's forehead.

The spots vary in size from around 3mm to 6mm. Some spots are close to others. Many have formed a round or slightly oval shape raised blister. Some spots appear slightly flatter.

Some blisters are the same colour or slightly paler than the person's skin tone, while others are slightly pink. Some blisters appear shiny and slightly white or grey.

This image shows dark brown skin with stage 2 chickenpox spots. There are about 50 spots on a person's back and arm.

The spots vary in size from around 5mm to 1cm. Some spots are close to others. Many of the spots have formed a round or slightly oval shape raised blister.

Some of the blisters appear to have burst and some may be forming a scab. Most blisters are the same colour, or slightly darker, than the person's skin tone. Some blisters appear shiny and slightly white or grey.

This is a close-up image of white skin with stage 3 chickenpox spots. You cannot tell which part of the body is being shown.

There are about 14 spots which vary in size from around 1mm to 1cm. Some spots are close together.

The smaller spots look like tiny pink blisters. Some of the larger spots are raised and have a scab over them. Some scabs look soft and seem to have fluid under them.

2 of the scabs appear to have collapsed in the centre. The scabs are yellow and pink and the skin around the scabs is pink.

This image shows light brown skin with stage 3 chickenpox spots. There are about 25 spots on a person's upper back.

Some spots are 1cm to 3cm apart, some are further apart. Most spots are flat, less than 5mm, and have dark red scabs. The skin around many of the scabs appears pink.

This image shows medium brown skin with stage 3 chickenpox spots. The spots cover the lower part of a person's back and the side of their hip.

There are about 50 spots in total, varying in size from about 1mm to 1cm. Some are 1cm to 3cm apart, but others are further apart.

Most of the spots have scabs over them. The scabs are pink, purple or grey. There are also a few spots without scabs, which look like small blisters. These are slightly darker in colour than the surrounding skin.

This image shows cradle cap on the scalp of a baby with white skin and dark brown hair.

A pale yellow crust covers the top of the head. The crust ends at the hairline, just above the forehead. The crust has many scales of skin, many of which join together. There are no scales on the forehead.

The baby's hand is out of focus in the top left of the image.

This image shows cradle cap on the scalp of a baby with medium brown skin and black hair.

A large oval area on the top of the head looks pink with many pale brown patches. There are also many pale yellow, flaky scales. At the edge of the patch of cradle cap, closest to the forehead, the scales are close together and form a crust. There's also a crust at the top of the head, with hair covering it.

The skin at the front of the scalp has no scales and is covered with thin strands of black hair.

There's a bright pink object in the top left of the image.

This image shows cradle cap on the scalp of a baby with white skin and pale brown hair.

An oval-shape patch of cradle cap spreads from the forehead to the top of the head. The skin in this area looks pink with many greasy, pale yellow scales. Most scales are close together, forming a crust, but some scales are further apart.

There's a small, round, dark pink patch on the head, in the lower left part of the image.

The baby is lying on a blue cloth, which is visible at the bottom and top left of the image.

This image shows cradle cap on the face of a baby with white skin.

A raised crust of yellow scales covers the inner corners of each eyebrow. The crust is thickest towards the middle of their face. The eyebrow on the right side of the photo has a 2nd, smaller patch of crusty scales at the end.

The forehead and cheeks are covered in many tiny pink spots.

The baby's eyes are closed and their mouth is open. A blue striped blanket is in the background on the left and right of the image.