Some Pictures of common Filipino skin diseases with english translation with notes

Mga sakit sa balat ng mga Pilipino.
This is a list of commonly used or seen skin diseases based on my observations in the Philippines.

Filipino word: Nagtutubig 
English word: Vesicle
Medical term: Vesicle

Note: Nagtutubig is directly translated as "producing-fluid" such as those found in burns or chickenpox.

Filipino word: Nana
English word: Pus
Medical term: Pus

Filipino word: Hadhad
English word: Jockitch
Medical term: Tinea Cruris

Filipino word: An-an
English word: Fungal skin infection
Medical Term: Dermatomycosis

Filipino word: Buni
English word: Ringworm
Medical term: Tinea

Note: The difference between An-an and Buni is in their shape. Buni is generally ring-shaped or annular.

Filipino word: Alipunga
English word: Athlete's foot
Medical term: Tinea Cruris

Picture of Bungang-araw

Filipino word: Bungang-araw
English word: Prickly heat
Medical term: Miliaria


Filipino word: Pigsa 
English word: Boil
Medical term: Carbuncle

Note: "Pigsa" can be used for both carbuncle and furuncle

Filipino word: Mamaso
English word:
Medical term: Impetigo

Note: "Mamaso" is a general term in the Philippines for lesions in the mouth of infants or children. It is usually impetigo but "Mamaso" may also refer to other mouth lesions such as Foot-and-mouth disease.

Filipino word: Kulani
English word:
Medical term: Lymphadenopathy

Filipino word: Balakubak
English word: Dandruff
Medical term: Seborrheic dermatitis

Filipino word: Kulugo 
English word: Common wart
Medical term: Verruca Vulgaris

Note: "Kulugo" is traditionally used as a direct translation for wart but not used anymore to refer for other types of warts such as congenital warts.

Filipino word: Malalaking-Pantal (Pantal)
English word: Hives or wheal (single, smaller)
Medical term: Urticaria


Filipino word: Tigyawat
English word: Acne
Medical term: Acne Vulgaris

Filipino word: Nunal
English word: Mole
Medical term: Melanocytic Nevus

Filipino word: Kuntil
English word: Skintag
Medical term: Acrochordon

Filipino word: Balat
English word: Mongolianspot or birthmark
Medical term: Dermal melanocytosis

Note: Lentigo are medically small pigmented spot, similar to Dermal melanocytosis that it is also melanocytosis but single-layered.

Filipino word: Pekas
English word: Freckles
Medical term: Ephelides

Filipino word: Galis
English word: Scabies
Medical term: Scabies

Note: "Galis" is also used to refer to Mange in dogs

Filipino word:
English word: Senile wart
Medical term: Seborrheic Keratosis

Filipino word: Butlig
English word:
Medical term: Papules

Filipino word: Singaw
English word: Canker sore
Medical term: Apthous Stomatitis

Filipino word: Butlig-butlig or Singaw sa balat
English word: Rashes
Medical term: Exanthem

Note: Butlig-butlig may refer to pinpoint lesions while singaw is a general term used for any generalized lesions such as viral exanthems

Filipino word: Kuto
English word: Lice
Medical term: Pediculus Humanus capitis

Filipino word: Kagat ng surot
English word: Bedbug bites
Medical term: Cimicosis

Filipino word: Balat-kaliskis
English word:
Medical term: Itcthyosis

Pictures of Skin diseases with no english translation in the Philippines (Sakit sa balat sa Pilipinas)

English word: Eczema
Medical term: Atopic dermatitis
Filipino Description:

English word: Psoriasis
Medical term: Psoriasis

Psoriasis localized to the nails after treatment

English word: Folliculitis
Medical term: Folliculitis

English word:
Medical term: Dyshidrotic eczema

English word: Pustule
Medical term: Pemphigus

English word: Vitiligo
Medical term: Vitiligo


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