“Margarita burn” is a nice name for an annoying summer skin rash. It's a reference to lime juice, a key ingredient in the drink, which can get on the hands of a person squeezing the citrus fruit. If ...

Ticks are more than just a nuisance—some of them carry serious diseases like Lyme and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

In this case, the clinician’s misdiagnosis was compounded by a failure to properly communicate follow-up instructions, a failure to take good notes, and an attempt to place the blame on the patient ...

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A Saint Francis patient is speaking out after she says the hospital administered a medication she’s severely allergic to, despite multiple warnings in her medical chart ...

Most of the time, you’d be right – rashes are usually harmless reactions to irritants, allergies, or minor infections that clear up on their own or with simple treatments.

The rash develops 12 to 48 hours after contact, and can last two to three weeks, according to the Mayo Clinic. It often appears in a straight line because of the way the plant brushes against your ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and allergies. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing flu,… ...

An unexpected sign of seasonal allergies: Watch out for these 2 types of rashes According to Rachna Shah, the allergist and immunologist who heads Loyola Medicine's pollen count in Chicago, skin ...

Armpit rashes can also be caused by irritant contact dermatitis. In this case, you don't have an allergic reaction. Instead, the rash is the direct of an irritant or toxin touching the skin. Common ...

Discover the 6 most common causes of mouth rashes in children beyond food allergies, from acidic foods to infections, and learn when parents should seek help.

Next on the list of considerations was the doxycycline, which can increase sensitivity to the sun, leading to rashes in sun-exposed areas. The teen was in Florida for a week with the cheer team for ...