People with leukemia are prone to a range of skin-related problems, from rashes and bruising to infections and bleeding into the skin. Leukemia is a type of blood cancer that affects the blood ...

A leukemia rash can be a sign of this blood-related cancer, due to tiny blood vessels that burst and cause little red, brown, or purple dots. Other skin-related symptoms can include blisters, bruising ...

Vesiculopustules had developed on her trunk (Figures 1 and 2). A lesional biopsy was consistent with subcorneal pustular dermatosis, demonstrating epidermal subcorneal neutrophilic pustules ...

From mild rashes to blistering reactions, the sun can trigger a variety of conditions if precautions are not taken.” Also read | Is heat wave making your skin age faster? Dermat shares 5 ...

There are many possible causes of a rash on the inner thigh, including chafing, eczema, and sexually transmitted infections. Due to the range of causes of inner thigh rashes, correct diagnosis is ...

US claims data show patients with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) face up to a 4-fold higher mortality risk compared with the general population. Patients with generalized pustular psoriasis ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition involving inflammation of the hair follicles. Causes of this inflammation may include ingrown hairs, infection, and medication side effects. In this article ...

Of the 11 criteria set by the American College of Rheumatology in 1997, four are skin-related. These include: malar rash − “butterfly rash” that appears on the cheeks discoid rash − red patches on the ...

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Trees began to quake, monkeys shrieked, and birds fled skyward. Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of ...

So are the nearly invisible bugs that feed on cicada eggs and can trigger itchy rashes in humans. The oak leaf itch mite has been tied to outbreaks of post-cicada rashes in Illinois in 2007 and in ...