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2. Referred itch - Wikipedia

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   An itch, also known as pruritus, is classified as a sensory stimulation to scratch a certain area of the skin. An itch can be a fleeting sensation, as with a random tickle or prick, or persistent, as with a rash such as eczema or other skin irritant such as an allergen. Itch has been demonstrated to be closely related to pain and to share many ...

3. Dermatographic urticaria - Wikipedia

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   As it is often the result of scratches, involving contact with other materials, it can be confused with an allergic reaction, when in fact it is the act of being scratched that causes a wheal to appear. These wheals are a subset of urticaria (hives), and appear within minutes, in some cases accompanied by itching. The first outbreak of ...

4. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common Skin Rashes

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   The bacteria releases a toxin that causes a bright red blotchy rash that has a sandpaper-like texture, and the rash can spread to the entire body and usually first appears on the groin, neck, and ...

5. Itch - Wikipedia

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   An itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes a strong desire or reflex to scratch. [1] Itches have resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itches have many similarities to pain , and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response patterns are different.

6. How to spot 18 common — and not so common — bumps, rashes and ...

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   Shingles may start as an itchy, tingling or burning pain on one side of the face or body followed by a blistering, painful red rash two or three days later. Causes of shingles

7. Hives - Wikipedia

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   Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red and/or flesh-colored, raised, itchy bumps. [1] Hives may burn or sting. [2] The patches of rash may appear on different body parts, [2] with variable duration from minutes to days, and do not leave any long-lasting skin change. [2]