Rash in Spanish

What it means

A rash is an area of irritated or swollen skin. Many rashes are itchy, red, painful, and irritated, and some can also lead to blisters or patches of raw skin. Rashes are a symptom of many different medical problems; other causes include irritating substances and allergies. Contact dermatitis, a common type of rash, causes redness, itching, and sometimes small bumps. Some rashes develop right away and others form over several days. Although most rashes clear up fairly quickly, others are long-lasting. MedlinePlus lists dermatitis and skin rash as other names for the topic. A rash together with trouble breathing, a tight throat, or a swollen face is an emergency sign, and emergency signs need urgent care (call 911 in the U.S.).

Spanish term: Sarpullido
Gender and article: masculine: el sarpullido
Pronunciation: sar-poo-YEE-doh

Other Spanish terms	Where it is used	Note
erupción cutánea	General	Title of the MedlinePlus en español encyclopedia article, which lists Sarpullido among its alternative names.
salpullido	General	Spelling with an l that has its own entry in the Spanish dictionary, defined there simply as sarpullido.
erupción en la piel	General	Listed by MedlinePlus en español under "Otros nombres" on its Sarpullido topic page, next to Dermatitis.

Sarpullido is the title of the MedlinePlus en español health topic, and the Spanish dictionary marks the word as masculine: el sarpullido, un sarpullido. The dictionary defines it as a mild, passing eruption on the skin. It also has a separate entry for the spelling salpullido, with an l, which it defines simply as sarpullido.

The MedlinePlus en español medical encyclopedia titles its own article Erupción cutánea and lists sarpullido among the alternative names, and the topic page itself uses both sarpullido and erupción. Words that appear around it on the same pages are picazón (itching), enrojecimiento (redness), ampollas (blisters) and hiedra venenosa (poison ivy). Contact dermatitis is dermatitis por contacto on the topic page and dermatitis de contacto in the encyclopedia. For an emergency, the encyclopedia's wording is llame al 911 o al número local de emergencias.

Phrases for an appointment

What a patient or a clinician might say, in English and Spanish:

Who	English	Spanish
Patient	I broke out in a rash on my arms and chest two days ago.	Hace dos días me salió un sarpullido en los brazos y el pecho.
Clinician	Does the rash itch or hurt?	¿El sarpullido le pica o le duele?
Patient	It itches a lot, and some spots have turned into blisters.	Me pica mucho, y algunas partes se han convertido en ampollas.
Clinician	Have you used any new soaps, detergents, lotions, or cosmetics recently?	¿Ha usado recientemente algún jabón, detergente, loción o cosmético nuevo?
Clinician	Have you started taking any new medicine?	¿Ha empezado a tomar algún medicamento nuevo?
Patient	I was in the woods last weekend. Could it be poison ivy?	Estuve en el bosque el fin de semana pasado. ¿Podría ser hiedra venenosa?
Clinician	Do you have a fever, joint pain, or a sore throat along with the rash?	¿Tiene fiebre, dolor en las articulaciones o dolor de garganta junto con el sarpullido?
Clinician	If you have trouble breathing or your face swells, call 911 right away.	Si tiene dificultad para respirar o se le hincha la cara, llame al 911 de inmediato.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Rash
Spanish (Español)	Sarpullido
Chinese (中文)	皮疹
Korean (한국어)	발진
Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)	Phát ban
Filipino (Tagalog)	Pamamantal
Portuguese (Português)	Erupção cutânea
Thai (ภาษาไทย)	ผื่น
Japanese (日本語)	発疹

Where you'll see it

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Related ICD-10-CM category

ICD-10-CM code: R21 → Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption

Related terms

Your right to an interpreter in the United States

If English is not your primary language and you have difficulty communicating in English, you may need an interpreter or a translated document when you visit a doctor or dentist, go to the emergency room or pick up a prescription. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights states that two federal laws, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, require programs that receive its funding to provide language access services free of charge.

You can ask when you make the appointment or at the front desk: "I need an interpreter, please." «Necesito un intérprete, por favor.»

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Sources

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