But there’s one side effect that’s well established but little known and still puzzling to doctors: the “keto rash” or prurigo pigmentosa. This rash fits the man’s case perfectly—red, raised, itchy ...

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Furanocoumarins, the evolutionary weapons of certain plants (including limes), can ruin your vacation, or cause caterpillars ...

Medics are urging people to be careful with the heat that comes into direct contact with their skin if they want to avoid ...

Ashleigh McGeogh's daughter Delilah was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a condition that is the leading cause of acquired ...

Citing “freedom of choice,” Dr. Kirk Milhoan says some vaccines should be considered optional as the nation’s health ...

A nasty rash isn’t the only thing this shot may spare you from. A new study from the University of Southern California found ...

Delilah McGeogh, age two, was eventually diagnosed with a rare disease after suffering 10 days of an illness that looked like ...

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after lumbar surgery because of diplopia and fever. Left leg pain and a rash had preceded the fever and diplopia. A diagnosis was made.

Chronic itch has often been dismissed as a minor skin complaint; however, experts view it as a warning sign of deeper disease ...

A lack of understanding about what scabies is and how it’s treated could be behind the United Kingdom’s sudden spike in cases ...

In her latest column, Dr Jane Wilcock highlights that from January, a free chicken pox vaccine will be added to the UK childhood immunisation schedule.