Results for: Infant :: Male :: Buttocks
The below images display conditions affecting the male infant's buttocks, or bottom. Because an infant's buttocks are usually covered by a diaper (making it a warm, moist, dark place), this area is quite susceptible to rashes and irritations. Common diagnoses include different types of dermatides (including diaper rash, yeast infection, and others), inflammation of the hair follicle (folliculitis), birthmarks, and herpes simplex virus. The pictures below will help you distinguish among these diagnoses; click the images to go to pages with more information about cause and treatment, including advice for home remedies and guidance on when to see your baby's doctor.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis (Pediatric)
Allergic contact dermatitis is an allergy to a substance (the allergen) touching the skin. The reaction occurs 48–72 hours after exposure. Common allergens are nickel, chromates, rubber chemicals, and…
Birthmark (Congenital Melanocytic Nevus)
Congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) is a mole that is present at birth or shortly thereafter. It is one common type of birthmark, caused by a cluster of color (pigment) cells in the skin and sometimes in deeper…
Cellulitis
Cellulitis is an infection of the deeper skin tissue, most often caused by the types of bacteria called
Streptococcus,
Staphylococcus, or (in children under 2 years old)
Haemophilus.…
Diaper Dermatitis (Candidiasis)
Candida albicans is a type of fungus normally found in the digestive (gastrointestinal) tract. If your baby is wearing a moist or blocked up (occluded) diaper, particularly one that is dirty (has fecal…
Diaper Rash (Irritant Diaper Dermatitis)
Diaper rash (irritant diaper dermatitis) occurs when an infant's sensitive skin is exposed to urine and stool, coupled with the diaper rubbing and chafing the skin, a tight-fitting diaper, or possible a diaper…
Folliculitis
Folliculitis is a skin condition caused by a limited (localized) inflammation of one or more of the depressions in the skin that hold hair (hair follicles). Folliculitis usually occurs in areas where the skin is…
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Herpes infections are caused by both herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Although HSV-1 more commonly causes skin or mouth sores and HSV-2 more commonly causes genital and…
Hives (Urticaria)
Hives (urticaria), also known as welts, is a common skin condition with itchy, pink to red bumps that appear and disappear anywhere on the body. An individual lesion of urticaria typically lasts a few hours before…
Abscess
An abscess is an infection characterized by a collection of pus underneath a portion of the skin. Bacteria commonly causing abscesses are
Staphylococcus aureus and
Streptococcus. These bacteria…
Bedbug Bite
Bedbugs are very small insects known as parasites because their food source is the blood of humans and other mammals. Bedbugs tend to live in warm, dry places such as mattress, upholstered furniture, and rugs, and…
Café au Lait Macule
A café au lait macule (CALM) is a well-defined, flat area that is darker in color than the rest of the skin (hyperpigmented). The term refers to the characteristic even (homogeneous) color of "coffee with…
Common Wart
Warts are common growths on the skin that are present on 5–10% of all children. They are caused by a virus called the human papillomavirus (HPV). Warts appear as circular raised flesh-colored growths that…
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Irritant contact dermatitis is caused by direct chemical injury, repeated rubbing (friction), or injury of any kind to the skin. Irritant contact dermatitis is not the same as true allergic contact dermatitis…
Molluscum Contagiosum (Pediatric)
Molluscum contagiosum appears as small pearly, skin-colored, wart-like lesions all over the body. It is caused by a common virus and is spread by direct contact with other affected children, or by handling…
Scabies (Pediatric)
Scabies is an itchy skin condition caused by a tiny parasite (mite) called
Sarcoptes scabiei that can live and multiply (infest) on skin. Scabies mites are passed between people by prolonged skin-to-skin…
Strawberry Hemangioma (Infantile Hemangioma)
Hemangiomas are harmless tumors that are the result of rapidly dividing cells of the blood vessel walls, known as endothelial cells. They are present at birth or shortly after and grow rapidly during the first year…
