Nsawansawa

Wɔatwerɛ nsɛm wei ɛwɔ Asante kasa mu

Nsawansawa yɛ nsesaeɛ bi a ɛba nnipa honam ho a ɛde nsunsuansoɔ ba n'ahosuo,sɛdeɛ ɔsi da ne ho adi ho. Nsawansawa tumi ba nnipadua no fa baabi, anaa nnipadua no nyinaa. Nsawansawa tumi ma nnipa no ahosuo sesa,meda no, ɛyɛ hye,ɛdɔɔso anaasɛ ɛbɔ mpumpunya,ɛhono na ɛbɛtumi ayɛ no ya. Deɛ ɛde nsawansawa ba ne kwan a wɔfa so sa saa yareɛ yi yɛ dɔɔso. Ɛwɔ sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu fa ɔkwan a ɛfa so ba, nsɛnkyerɛnne ahodoɔ, nnoɔma ɔyaresafoɔ de ne ho kɔgyee mu maa no nyaa saa yareɛ no, adwuma ne nea ɛkɔso wɔ abusua nom. Nhwehwɛmu no bɛtumi ama yɛahunu nnipa a ɛwɔ saa tebea no mu. Saa nsawansawa yi bɛhia nhwehwɛmu; nsɛnkyerɛnne bi a ɛne no sɛ biara hia nhwehwɛmu fa ho sɛ ɛyɛ yare foforɔ bi a. Mfatoho, ntoburo nsawansawa yɛ erythematous, morbilliform, maculopapular a ɛhyɛ aseɛ nna kakra bi sɛ ahoɔhyeɛ no hyɛ aseɛ a. Ɛhyɛ aseɛ firi woti na aba fam.

Nhwehwɛmu Ahodoɔ

Nnoɔma a ɛtaa se nsawansawa ba no bi ne:

• Nnuane bi a ɛni kwan sɛ ɔdi
• Sɛ obi honam ka nnoɔma a ɛmpɛ a
• kakawirewire yɛ obi a

• Balsam of Peru

• Paneɛ bi ho nsunsuansoɔ

• Honam ani nyarewa bi te sɛ ɛkrɔ

• Nsunsuansoɔ a ɛba wɔ nnuro a obi nom mu

• Adwenemuhaw

• Nnuane,dye, nnuro, mmoawa, zinc anaa nickel; saa nsawa no yɛfrɛ no gives a ɛno kwan sɛ obi kɔ ho.
• Sɛ awia bɔ obi anaa ɛhyeɛ ka obi a
• Uncommon causes:
  • Autoimmune disorders such as psoriasis
  • Sɛ yɛde Lead to obi aduro a
  • Nyinsɛn
  • Sɛ obi tiri baabi baako sa ara
  • Lyme disease
  • Scarlet fever
  • COVID-19 (see Symptoms of COVID-19 § Other)

Tebea a obi kɔ mu sɛ nsawansawa gu no a

Skin disease	Symptoms	Usual area of body
Acne vulgaris	Comedones, papules, pustules and nodules.	Face, chest and back.
Acne rosacea	Flushed appearance or redness.	Cheeks, chin, forehead or nose.
Boil	Painful red bump or a cluster of painful red bumps	Anywhere
Cellulitis	Red, tender and swollen areas of skin	Around a cut, scrape or skin breach
Insect bite	Red and/or itchy bumps on the skin	Anywhere and can be sprinkled randomly
Erythema migrans / Lyme disease	Expands over days or weeks to 5–70 cm (median 16 cm), circular or oval, red or bluish, may have an elevated or darker center, may have a central or ring-like clearing, may feel warm, not painful or itchy	Armpit, groin, back of knee, on the trunk, under clothing straps, or in children's hair, ear, or neck
Allergic reaction	Irregular, raised or flat red sores that appeared after taking medicine/drugs or eating certain foods	Anywhere
Hidradenitis Suppurativa	Deep sebum filled cystic condition of apocrine gland overstimulation, caused by many internal and external factors eg, stress, toxic environmental overload and immune impairment.	See Hidradenitis.
Hives	Bumps formed suddenly	Anywhere but usually first noticed on face
Seborrheic dermatitis	Bumps and swelling	Near glands
Cradle cap	Dry, scaly skin	Scalp of recently born babies
Irritant contact dermatitis	Red, itchy, scaly, or oily rash	Eyebrows, nose, edge of the scalp, point of contact with jewellery, perfume, or clothing.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis caused by poison ivy, poison oak, sumac, or Balsam of Peru	Red, itchy, scaly or oily rash; can also be weeping or leathery.	Anywhere that came in contact with the irritant either directly or via transfer (e.g. from contaminated clothing.)
Allergic purpura	Small red dots on the skin, or larger, bruise-like spots that appeared after taking medicine	Anywhere
Pityriasis Rosea	Started with a single scaly, red and slightly itchy spot, and within a few days, did large numbers of smaller patches of the rash, some red and/or others tan	Chest and abdomen
Dermatitis herpetiformis	Intensely itchy rash with red bumps and blisters	Elbows, knees, back or buttocks
Erythema nodosum	Large red bumps that seem to bruise and are tender to touch	Anywhere
Psoriasis	White, scaly rash over red, flaky, irritated skin	Elbows and knees
Erythema multiforme	Red, blotchy rash, with "target like" hives or sores.	Anywhere
Measles	Red rash that is raised with a fever or sore throat.	Usually starts first on the forehead and face and spreads downward.
Chickenpox	Multiple blisters with a fever, cough, aches, tiredness and sore throat.	Usually starts first on the face, chest and back and spreads downward.
Shingles	Red blisters that are very painful and may crust	Anywhere
Fifth Disease	Started as a fever and then developed a bright red rash	Cheeks
Warts	Soft bumps forming that don't itch and have no other symptoms	Anywhere
Ringworm	Bald spot on the scalp or a ring of itchy red skin	Anywhere
Syphilis	Rash that is red but not itchy	Palms of hands or soles of feet
Jock itch, yeast infection or diaper rash	Red itchy rash	Groin
Tinea versicolor	Light coloured patches	Anywhere
Impetigo	Crusted, tan-colored sores	Near nose or lip
Scabies	Bite-like sores that itch and spread intensely	Usually start on hands or feet and spread everywhere
Rocky Mountain spotted fever	A fine rash with a fever and headache	Usually start on arms and legs including the hands and feet
Lupus erythematosus	A butterfly rash with achy joints	Forehead and cheeks
Jaundice or sign of hepatitis	Yellowish	Skin, whites of eyes and mouth
Bruise	Blue or black area after being hit	Anywhere
Actinic keratoses	Scaly, pink, gray or tan patches or bumps	Face, scalp or on the backs or the hands
Keloid or hypertrophic scar	Scar that has grown larger than expected	Anywhere
Lipoma	Soft or rubbery growth	Anywhere
Milia	Many white spots	On the face of a baby
Molluscum or contagiosum	Small, firm, round bumps with pits in the center that may sit on tiny stalks	Anywhere
Scarlet fever	Becomes confluent and forms bright red lines in the skin creases of the neck, armpits and groins (Pastia's lines)	Face, chest and back, whole body, armpits, inside elbows, groins
Sebaceous cyst	Bump with a white dome under the skin	Scalp, nape of the neck or upper back
Skin tag	Soft, fleshy growth, lump or bump	Face, neck, armpits or groin
Xanthelasma	Yellow area under the skin	Under eyelids
Melanoma	Dark bump that may have started within a mole or blemish, or, a spot or mole that has changed in color, size, shape or is painful or itchy	Anywhere
Basal cell carcinoma	Fleshy, growing mass	Areas exposed to the sun
Squamous cell carcinoma	Unusual growth that is red, scaly or crusted	Face, lip or chin
Kaposi's sarcoma	Dark or black raised spots on the skin that keep growing or have appeared recently	Anywhere
Erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC)	Pink-red ring or bullseye marks	Anywhere

Nhwehwɛmu

Nea ɛdi nsawansawa ba yɛ pii, a ɛma nhwehwɛmu yɛ den. Nhwehwɛmu a obi bɛtumi ayɛ ama no awie pɛyɛ ne sɛ ɔbɛ hwɛ baabi a ɛfiri baeɛ, i.e nnuro a nnipa no fa, ɔyarefoɔ no adwuma, baabi a ɔyarefoɔ no kɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu. Nsɛm a wɔbisa no bi ne

• Sɛdeɛ nnipa no da ne ho adi: eg. Purpuric(vasculitis ne meningococcal yareɛ) ɛte sɛ krataa bi a yɛde twi nnoɔma ho; adesua a ɛnam adwenemuhaw so ba ne molluscum contagiosum( a tete no wɔfrɛ no small pox)
• Kwan a wɔfa so de ma afoforɔ e.g, nsawansawa a ɛde ti yareɛ ba no yɛ kɔkɔɔ wɔ honam so wɔ wo kɔn, amutuam ne grouns; chicken pox nso tumi bɛfra yɛ saa wɔ nnipadua no mu( ɛtaa kɔ so wɔ yɛ paakyi ne yabɛti); nsawa ketewa bi na ɛgu yɛn nsam na yɛ nan mu (secondary syphilis, rickettsia or spotted fevers, guttate psoriasis, hand, foot and mouth disease, keratoderma blennorrhagicum);
• Symmetry:e.g., mpem pii no herpes sister yɛ nnipadua no fa baabi nkoa a ɛnkɔ baabi foforɔ . Wɔtumi yɛwo "patch" nsɔhwɛ sɛdeɛ wɔbɛtumi ayɛ nhwehwɛmu.

Ayaresa

Ɔkwan a yɛfa so yɛ nhwehwɛmu hunu nsawansawa pɔtee a agu obi no gu mu ahodoɔ pii. Yɛde Steeoid topical ( te sɛ hydrocortisone) nkuu na ɛsa nsawansawa a ɛnnyɛ na yareɛ anaasɛ yareɛ a ɛnyɛ steroidal. Saa nnuru yi pii wɔ baeɛ a wɔtɔn nnuru wɔ United States. Ɔhaw a ɛwɔ steroid topical nkuu ho ne sɛ i.e. hydrocortisone; ne sɛ ɛntumi nwura nnipadua nom na ɛmaa ntumi nsa baabi a nsawa no agu no yie, ɛne sɛ ɛma hydrocortisone no nyɛ nea ɛwɔ sɛ ɛyɛ gye sɛ nsawa a ano yɛ mmerɛ nkoa na ɛtumi sa.