Abscess
An abscess usually starts as a tender or painful, red and swollen area.
Possible Skin Conditions
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Adult, Female, Face (Edit search)
Click the pictures below for information about the conditions that can affect the face in adults. A very common problem affecting the skin on the face is acne. While acne is less common in adults than teens, younger adults still commonly suffer from acne vulgaris similar to adolescents. As people age, rosacea is a more common acne-like condition. Rashes, in general, are very common on the face. Often, these are the result of using cosmetics or other products that cause dermatides such as allergic contact dermatitis or irritant contact dermatitis. Some diseases, such as lupus, have distinct facial rashes. People of African and Asian decent commonly develop small, dark, harmless lesions on their faces called dermatosis papulosa nigra. In general, the face is exposed to a great deal of sunlight, which over the course of a lifetime can lead to many types of skin damage, including the development of skin cancer.
Exact Matches
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Acne (Acne Vulgaris)
Whiteheads (closed comedones) are the earliest lesions of acne.
Acne Excoriée
This image displays redness without active acne lesions from rubbing and picking at acne.
Actinic Cheilitis
Lips affected by actinic cheilitis can appear scaly or crusty until treated.
Actinic Keratosis (Solar Keratosis)
This image displays multiple actinic keratoses on the face.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Redness and fine scale can be a sign of an allergic contact dermatitis.
Angular Cheilitis
The ability to open one's mouth is often limited in this condition due to pain.
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Basal cell carcinomas can be red due to the presence of many blood vessels, as displayed in this image.
Chapped Lips (Cheilitis)
Chapped lips (cheilitis) are lips that are inflamed, scaly, and cracked. Chapped lips may be due to an allergy…
Cold Sores (Orofacial Herpes)
A slightly bloody crust has formed at the center of this herpes blister.
Common Wart
This is a wart at the edge of the lips.
Cutaneous Horn
A cutaneous horn is firm to hard to the touch.
Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra
In dermatosis papulosa nigra, tiny to small, dark brown elevations of the skin are typically located on or around…
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Circular dull, red spots that persist on the face are often the first sign of discoid lupus.
Drug Eruption
This image displays multiple small, pus-filled lesions due to a drug eruption.
Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
This image displays a close-up of brown, scaly, elevated follicles typical of atopic dermatitis (eczema).
Epidermoid Cyst
This image displays a large, tense cyst at the temple.
Flat Wart
This image displays flat warts on the face, which can be skin-colored to slightly pink.
Folliculitis
Staphylococcal folliculitis is found on the scalp and cheek.
Fordyce Spots
This image displays small yellow bumps on the oil glands of the upper lip typical of Fordyce spots.
Hair Loss (Alopecia Areata)
Alopecia Areata can effect the eyebrows as well as any other hair growth areas.
Impetigo
This image displays a pus-filled lesion with crust due to a impetigo, a superficial skin infection from either…
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
This women had irritation of the scalp, ear and cheek from a "permanent wave" solution.
Keloid
Keloids are scars that become larger after the initial wound heals.
Keratoacanthoma
Keratoacanthomas are thought to be a type of squamous cell skin cancer. They typically have a crater-like…
Keratosis Pilaris
This image displays small bumps on the hair follicles typical of keratosis pilaris.
Lichen Planus
Lichen planus can cause erosions of the lips.
Melasma
In melasma, which most commonly occurs in females following pregnancy or use of oral contraceptives, the skin is…
Milia
This image displays numerous small, white milia.
Molluscum Contagiosum
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a common poxvirus. Associated with the virus, firm, skin-colored…
Oral Melanotic Macule
This image displays a persistent brown spot on the lips called an oral melanotic macule.
Perioral Dermatitis
In perioral (around the mouth) dermatitis, bumps can extend onto the cheeks.
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
This image displays poison ivy in linear lesions, due to the patient either rubbing the allergen across the skin…
Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
Dark skin spots often follow acne lesions in black patients.
Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation
Post-inflammatory hypopigmented patch.
Pyogenic Granuloma
Pyogenic granulomas appear and enlarge in days, and they are usually deep red and sometimes bleed easily.
Ringworm, Facial (Tinea Faciei)
This image displays a lesion with a round-shaped border and scaling, typical of ringworm.
Rosacea
This image displays small pink bumps and pus-filled lesions on the cheeks typical of rosacea.
Sebaceous Hyperplasia
Sebaceous hyperplasia features skin-colored to yellow-white elevations of the skin that are often seen on the…
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Severe red, scaly elevations of the skin can develop a thick, "waxy" crust, as shown here, just below the eye.
Seborrheic Keratosis
The multiple small, light brown freckles seen here reflect sun damage, but the darker, larger spot on the upper…
Solar Lentigo
Solar lentigines are often more pronounced on the left cheek due to sun exposure while driving a car.
Spider Angioma
As displayed in this image, an angioma can sometimes just look like a red bump, with subtle, tiny radiating blood…
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
As displayed in this early squamous cell carcinoma, a small, elevated lesion may be accompanied with scale or a…
Syringoma
This image displays syringomas on the forehead.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This image displays how inflammation in systemic lupus can be intense, causing very red skin lesions.
Telangiectasia
Telangiectasias can appear in small clusters, as seen here, and appear brown-red, red, or purple in color.
Thrush (Oral Candidiasis)
This image displays oral candidiasis (yeast infection) at the corners of the mouth.
Tinea Versicolor
Tinea versicolor features lighter (hypopigmented), flat lesions with a very fine scale.
Vitiligo
The loss of pigment from hairs in the eyelash area accentuates the color loss of vitiligo.
Close Matches
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Boils (Furunculosis)
Bug Bite or Sting
Cellulitis
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Genital Wart (Condyloma Acuminatum)
Head Lice (Pediculosis Capitis)
Hives (Urticaria)
Lentigo Simplex
Melanoma
Mole (Nevus)
Mole, Atypical (Atypical Nevus)
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Primary Syphilis
Psoriasis
Shingles (Zoster)
Sunburn
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