Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Scarlet fever, or scarlatina, is a bacterial infection that causes a distinctive ...

KU students shared their poor experiences at Watkins Health Center. Some students have elected to find care off campus.

An inner-thigh rash may be caused by a variety of factors, including friction, chafing, an allergic reaction, a disease, and a health condition. Its appearance depends on the rash's trigger. The ...

The majority of people with psoriatic arthritis first experience skin symptoms. One of the most common is a rash with thick, discolored skin covered with flaky, lighter-colored patches.

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 ...

Adult diaper rash can develop when wearing adult diapers, incontinence briefs, or pads. It typically begins as small, inflamed patches of irritated skin and progresses to larger patches of raised ...

Taking amoxicillin or penicillin infrequently leads to a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, difficulty breathing and swelling in the face or ...

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 ...

2007;18(2):63-77. Patriarca and colleagues [25] performed patch tests and oral challenge tests with aminocephalosporins on 11 patients who had a history of a maculopapular rash to an ...