1 Common rashes include eczema, poison ivy, hives, and heat rash. 2  Infections that cause rashes may be fungal, bacterial, parasitic, or viral. 3  Over-the-counter products may be helpful treatments for many skin rashes. 4  Rashes lasting more than a few days that are unexplained should be evaluated by a doctor.
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Rash facts. 1  Rash is not a specific diagnosis. 2  Common rashes include eczema, poison ivy, hives, and heat rash. 3  Infections that cause rashes may be fungal, bacterial, parasitic, or viral. 4  Over-the-counter products may be helpful treatments for many skin rashes. 5  Rashes lasting more than a few days that are unexplained should be evaluated by a doctor.
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Rash facts. 1  Rash is not a specific diagnosis. 2  Instead it means skin inflammation and discoloration that changes the way the skin looks. 3  Common rashes include eczema, poison ivy, hives, and heat rash. 4  Infections that cause rashes may be fungal, bacterial, parasitic, or viral.
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Medicated creams or ointments also can lessen symptoms. 1  Atopic dermatitis. 2  Christmas tree rash (pityriasis rosea). 3  Contact dermatitis. 4  Drug rash. 5  Heat rash (miliaria). 6  Intertrigo. 7  Lichen planus. 8  Psoriasis. 9  Ringworm of the body (tinea corporis). 10  Rosacea. 11  Shingles (herpes zoster). 12  Swimmer's itch (cercarial dermatitis).
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Life-Threatening Skin Rashes Overview. Rashes are very common conditions and can have many causes. Most rashes are not dangerous but rather are merely nuisances. Life-threatening skin rashes are rare, but when they do occur, you must identify them and go to a doctor quickly.
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Five potentially life-threatening disorders that have skin rash as the primary symptom are pemphigus vulgaris (PV), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), shock (TSS), and scalded skin syndrome (SSSS).
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Slide show: Common skin rashes. Previous Next 1 of 12 Atopic dermatitis Skin rashes can occur from a variety of factors, including infections, heat, allergens, immune system disorders and medications. One of the most common skin disorders that causes a rash is atopic dermatitis (ay-TOP-ik dur-muh-TIE-tis), also known as eczema.
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1 Instead it means skin inflammation and discoloration that changes the way the skin looks. 2  Common rashes include eczema, poison ivy, hives, and heat rash. 3  Infections that cause rashes may be fungal, bacterial, parasitic, or viral. 4  Over-the-counter products may be helpful treatments for many skin rashes.
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Signs of these life-threatening rashes include rash that affects the entire body and blisters. Accordingly, all of these diseases have one or more of the following features: 1  The rash affects the entire body, or most of it. 2  Rash affects both the skin and the mucous membranes.
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Itchy skin, also known as pruritus, is an irritating and uncontrollable sensation that makes you want to scratch to relieve the feeling. The possible causes for itchiness range from internal illnesses, such as kidney or liver disease, to skin rashes, allergies, and dermatitis.
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what are rashes
Eczema, poison ivy, hives, and heat rash are rashes. Rashes are eczema, poison ivy, hives, and heat rash.