Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Skin Rash with Pustules on a Newborn

A healthy, full-term baby girl was born to a healthy mother who had adequate prenatal care and no signs of infectious diseases. Three days after birth, the baby developed multiple 1-mm pale-yellow to yellow pustules within a large inflammatory wheal on her cheek. Several hours later, the rash starts to resolve. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

Boy with Leg Rash, Knee Pain, and Abdominal Pain

This photograph was taken of a 6-year-old boy who presented with a rash on his legs. Two weeks earlier, he had an upper respiratory infection. His father said that he had 2 weeks of fever and headache before the rash began. The boy also reported knee pain and diffuse abdominal pain. On physical examination, purpuric papules were apparent on his lower extremities. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.

Baby Born with Pustules on the Neck

A new mother is concerned because her baby boy was born with scattered pustules on his neck. The baby is full term and was born to a mother who had adequate prenatal care and no evidence of sexually transmitted infections. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be.