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Symptom Checker
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Diaper Rash
Does any of the following describe your child's diaper rash?
It's beefy red.
It's in the creases (skin folds).
It's also on the raised surfaces, on the buttocks, abdomen, or thigh, or near the anus (where the stool comes out).
It's tender or painful.
It's covered by small white pimples that seem to open, leaving behind a donut-shaped scale.
There are small red spots ("satellite lesions") beyond the edges of the rash.
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