You have died of dysentery. These are five words familiar to anyone who has attempted to caulk a wagon and ford rivers en route to the Willamette Valley. Oregon Trail not only taught generations of ...

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 ...

Skin biopsy: To do this, your dermatologist removes a small sample from your rash, so that it can be examined under a microscope. Nail biopsy: If lichen planus may be affecting one or more of your ...

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' ...

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.

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.

A 31-year-old woman of Middle Eastern descent is referred for evaluation of a rash affecting her upper back and lower legs, which she describes as incessant and severe. A 31-year-old woman of Middle ...

Whether your rash is itchy, bumpy, red or blistering, it's important to know what's causing it — and how serious it is. But with so many types of skin rashes, it can be tough even for ...

Don’t you love those TV ads for medicines that promise wonderful things? They show beautiful people at happy gatherings. But then there is the warning at the end: “Side effects of ...

An allergic reaction, or when your immune system overreacts to a harmless substance, can sometimes manifest in the form of a rash. An allergy rash can be uncomfortable and lead to infections ...