A man went to the emergency room with an itchy rash that covered his back and kept him up at night. He was diagnosed with shiitake dermatitis, a rare condition that looks like red whip marks. The rash ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways Dry skin can cause intense itching, especially in winter. Diabetes ...

A man’s love of mushrooms left him with bizarre red streaks across his back. In a case study released this week, doctors describe how the unlucky fellow developed a rare skin condition from eating ...

We love the laid-back, carefree days of summer. But just like winter months lead to dry, flaky skin, the sunny season comes with its own skin saboteurs. One worth paying attention to: heat rash.

Pityriasis rosea is a common skin condition that causes a set of temporary red, scaly rashes. These mild rashes aren't contagious and usually clear up without medical treatment in 10 weeks or less. To ...

Less than 1 percent of pregnant women (about 1 in 160 to 300) get a PUPPP rash, yet it's still the most common pregnancy skin ...

The patient was an elderly Caucasian man who came to the clinic with complaints of a red, intensely itchy rash on his elbows (Figure 1), buttocks (Figure 2), and back. His symptoms began with a slight ...

A group of swimmers who were in Lake Eufaula this past week say some of them developed an itchy rash. Amy Wilson said she lives near the lake. She'd been out several times. "We came back home, did our ...

It's a rash that's often the first symptom of Lyme disease. It's typically a circular red area. It might clear in the middle, forming a bull's-eye pattern, but most of the time it doesn't. It can ...