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The Most Common Skin Rashes in Children (With Pictures)

A visual guide to recognizing common skin rashes in kids and babies

Visual Guide

Infographic identifying common childhood rashes like eczema, hives, chickenpox, ringworm, hand-foot-and-mouth, and heat rash.

This visual guide shows how to identify and differentiate common childhood skin rashes and conditions.

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What This Rash Identification Chart Shows

This quick reference chart shows common childhood rashes. It's a visual guide to symptoms of chickenpox, hand-foot-and-mouth, eczema, diaper rash, impetigo, hives, ringworm, and heat rash.

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