"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Having a circular rash can spark fears that you’ve picked up ringworm. After all, the fungal infection is ...

William Truswell, MD, FACS, operates his own cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery practice. Dr. Truswell was the first in his area in Western Massachusetts to have an accredited private office ...

Clinicians should consider zinc deficiency in premature infants having an erythematous, scaly, sharply demarcated rash that does not respond to treatments for the most likely diagnoses. Investigators ...

A type of spongiotic dermatitis that almost always occurs on the leg, stasis dermatitis (SD) is thought to be related to chronic venous insufficiency with venous hypertension. An age-related decrease ...

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 ...

Histopathologic finding of a dermal hypersensitivity reaction, along with the characteristic clinical appearance, confirmed the diagnosis of erythema migrans (EM). Introduced in 1909, EM was described ...

Rashes in kids are rarely a reason for concern. Treatments can help relieve the itch, and you can talk with a doctor to rule out any serious causes. Share on Pinterest Kwangmoozaa/Getty Images Skin ...

Classically, pityriasis rosea begins as an erythematous, scaly patch on the trunk, known as a herald patch. This large lesion is commonly 2–10 cm in diameter, ovoid, erythematous and slightly raised, ...