Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE), commonly known as a sun rash or sun poisoning, is a ...

A 31-year-old woman of Middle Eastern descent is referred for evaluation of a rash affecting her upper back and lower legs ... Physical examination reveals well-demarcated hyperpigmented macules.

An incidental finding is an extensive but asymptomatic rash noted on his chest and abdomen ... The condition usually presents as circular or ovoid reddened to hyperpigmented or hypopigmented macules.

Contact dermatitis is a common cause of a rash in one area. This is especially true of a small rash that will not go away. Contact dermatitis usually starts as raised red spots. It can change to ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.

Rash during pregnancy is not uncommon, ranging from a relatively harmless heat rash to potentially life-threatening conditions like impetigo herpetiformis. These rashes may develop due to changes in ...

A rash is a generic term for an area of irritated skin. This irritation can take many forms, including redness, swelling, itching, and dryness. This is a rash that was once a hallmark sign of Graves' ...

She complained of fever, multiple hyperpigmented nodules over her limbs with pus ... A 48-year-old male patient with myelodysplastic syndrome following decitabine chemotherapy was admitted to the ...

However, as it progresses, it can cause symptoms such as itchy skin, pruritus, and a rash. Around 35.5 million adults in the United States live with kidney disease, but only about 10% know they ...

Shaving with a razor is a quick, cheap and efficient way of banishing unwanted hair, but it occasionally comes with an unwanted side effect: shaving rash, or as it's more commonly known razor burn.

Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research using mice as a model, scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling ...

The rash consisted of multiple discrete papules ... Hot tub folliculitis may leave hyperpigmented spots for a few months after the resolution of the lesions. The patient should be educated on ...