Patients of several infectious diseases can present with having dermatologic symptoms and/or signs. The origin of those skin lesions can be from the skin itself or the underlying blood vessels. The lesions arising from skin can be in the form of macule, papule, vesicle or pustule. On the other hand, petechiae, purpura, and ecchymosis appear on the skin as a result of bleeding. Diseases that will be described include: most hemorrhagic viral fever diseases, meningitis, measles, rubella, monkeypox, varicella, zika virus disease, leprosy, scabies, and scarlet fever

Dr. Afraa is a community consultant doctor. She was the best resident among her batch of Saudi Board for community medicine. In 2016, she became a certified professional in healthcare quality. Many researches and reviews were done by her. She is also a certified peer reviewer by Publons Academy.