As of: January 30, 2024, 3:52 p.m
By: Juliane Gutmann
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Skin changes can take a variety of forms.
Rashes often appear as red and itchy welts.
But other causes are also possible.
Skin diseases are usually not a pretty sight.
Herpes, warts, acne, boils and psoriasis: skin problems can be diverse.
The color of the affected area of skin often changes.
Scaly, weeping and swollen areas of skin also indicate that an illness is present.
It is often pathogens that are behind it.
According to the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA), it is usually bacteria or fungi that cause skin infections.
Athlete's foot, for example, is the most common fungal skin disease.
Viruses or parasites are less likely to be responsible for symptoms.
Red spots are usually harmless if there is no disease behind them
Most skin diseases can be treated well.
Serious complications are rare unless the skin changes are a symptom of a serious illness.
AIDS would be an example.
According to the specialist portal
PTA-heute,
flat red nodules or spots can indicate Kaposi's sarcoma.
This type of cancer is typical in untreated HIV patients.
Stains on the palm of the hand can have various causes.
Often it is harmless bleeding like the one in the photo.
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Could a serious illness be responsible for the skin lesions on Donald Trump's hand?
There is currently a lively discussion on social media about what could have caused the red spots on his palms.
When the 77-year-old raised his hand in greeting as he left Trump Tower in New York City, several large red spots were noticed.
After the photo was published, rumors quickly spread.
There are speculations circulating online that range from harmless blisters to sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis.
There is wild speculation in the comments on social platforms such as Facebook: “These are blisters from playing golf ...”, “These are burn blisters, so what” or “Syphilis?” are among the speculations.
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Red spots on the palms of the hands as a symptom of syphilis
It is not yet known what problem actually causes the red spots on Trump's hand.
The appearance of the redness suggests burn blisters or skin blisters filled with blood.
The latter arise from unusual mechanical stress, for example from shoveling snow for a long time.
When blisters then form, tissue fluid collects in a cavity between normally tightly packed layers of skin.
Blood can also be added.
However, the sexually transmitted disease syphilis can also cause skin problems in the form of a rash.
This can occur anywhere on the body, but usually on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, as the Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection informs.
The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care also writes that the syphilis rash can only appear on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.
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