Morbilliform — or exanthematous — drug eruptions are among the most common type of drug reactions and may present after administration of a wide variety of medications. In fact, they make up ...
An early report published by dermatologists who worked with 88 coronavirus patients in Italy found that 20% of those people had some kind of skin-related symptom. Of those, half developed a rash when ...
Lyme disease can cause a rash that sometimes looks like a bullseye and usually appears within a week of the tick bite. While known for the bullseye rash, Lyme disease rashes can vary greatly in ...
Lone star ticks, which originated in the southern United States, are on the move, potentially complicating the diagnosis of tickborne diseases in areas where they now overlap with ticks that cause ...
Dear Dr. Roach • My sister broke out in a full-body rash of red, itchy blotches, and her doctor told her it was erythema multiforme. It is rare, and he sees only a few cases per year. Could you ...
NYC dermatologist Charles Puza is sharing a very worrisome concern about space heaters -- they could cause a condition called erythema ab igne, also known as "toasted skin syndrome." When it comes to ...
Most people with lupus have it affect the skin. The types of rashes can be divided into two large groups. First, when lupus affects the skin with problems only seen in lupus, it’s called cutaneous ...
Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window An 11-year-old girl developed an asymptomatic rash on her face, ...
The development of urticaria is primarily thought to occur via an allergic or autoimmune pathway. Allergens or recognition of self-antigens by IgE results in the activation of mast cells and basophils ...