How To Identify Diaper Rash
Diaper rash affects the areas of baby’s body that are in closest contact with the diaper, the onset can happen quickly and while there are some common symptoms of diaper rash, there is wide variation in what diaper rash looks like.
SLIGHT DIAPER RASH:
Faint to definite pinkness over a small area
May be a single raised bump (papule)
May be slight dryness
MILD DIAPER RASH:
Faint to definite pinkness over a small area
Definite redness over a very small area
Scattered raised bumps (papules)
Moderate dryness/scaling
MODERATE DIAPER RASH:
Definite redness in a larger area
Very intense redness in a very small area
Single to several areas of papules (raised bumps) with 0-5 raised, fluid containing bumps (pustules)
May have slight peeling. May have swelling (edema)
You should contact your pediatrician if your baby is experiencing moderate or severe diaper rash.
MODERATE TO SEVERE
Intense redness over a larger area
Peeling, raised bumps (papules)
Several fluid-containing bumps (pustlues).
You should contact your pediatrician if your baby is experiencing moderate or severe diaper rash.
SEVERE DIAPER RASH:
Very intense redness over a larger area
Severe peeling Severe swelling (edema)
Some loss of the outer layer of skin and bleeding
May have large, connected areas of raised bumps (papules)
Numerous raised, fluid containing bumps (pustules)
You should contact your pediatrician if your baby is experiencing moderate or severe diaper rash.