Key points A 69-year-old man presented to a dermatology clinic with a 1-day history of a painful erythematous rash. Four days ...

A 35-year-old woman attends about flushing and spots that she has been suffering on and off for the last year or two. A GP suggested it might be seborrheic dermatitis, but a cream containing ...

When my skin is angry and my perioral dermatitis is at its worst, I recommend Avène’s cicalfate+ restorative protective cream ...

Introduction Skin rash is the most common adverse effect in patients with cancer receiving epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs), which can impair quality of life and lead to treatment ...

Canceling a trip because of an illness is rarely an easy call, but these steps should help.

Dr Belinda Solomon describes how a case of Behçet’s disease was picked up in her clinic and explains how to recognise and ...

Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac have oils that cause itchy rashes when they touch your skin. You can treat plant rashes with cool compresses, antihistamines, and oatmeal baths to relieve ...

What is a rash vest? Also known as rash guards, rash vests are long- or short-sleeved tight-fitting t-shirts worn for swimming, surfing, paddle-boarding or any other water-based activity. They're ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Tired of sweat stains, dry cuticles, and flaky lips? Same. Tired of wasting money on hyped-up products that promise to fix ...

Normally, a 79-year-old man having a bruise on his hand wouldn’t be much of a story. But that changes when the septuagenarian in question is Donald Trump. Trump’s injury was first spotted weeks after ...

Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, may present as one or both eyes looking red and becoming irritated. Other symptoms can include discharge, increased tearing, and crusting. ”Pink eye” is the nonclinical ...