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A rash is any area of irritated or swollen skin. Rashes may be itchy and painful and appear differently on different skin tones. In some cases, a rash may be a sign of a medical emergency.
Rashes are abnormal changes in skin color or texture. They can appear anywhere on your body, including your face, and can be red, itchy, bumpy, scaly, warm, and/or painful. A wide variety of conditions can trigger a facial rash, including infections, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.
From eczema to allergic reactions to bug bites, here’s what common skin rashes look like in photos, and the symptoms that can help you I.D. the condition.
The basics on some common types of skin rashes, including eczema, granuloma annulare, lichen planus, and pityriasis rosea.
A skin rash occurs when skin becomes red, inflamed and bumpy. Some skin rashes are dry and itchy. Some are painful. Many things can bring on a skin rash, including viruses, bacteria, allergens and skin conditions like eczema.
Facial rashes. Patients often present with quite mild signs when they have a facial lesion or rash — due to embarrassment — and the diagnosis may be tricky. Significant itch suggests atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis.
A face rash is an inflammatory reaction of the skin on your face. Facial rashes can vary greatly in appearance, location, and severity depending on the underlying cause. In some situations, the presence of a face rash may be a sign of other problems elsewhere in the body.
A rash is an area of skin that may be inflamed, irritated, itchy, bumpy, or blistered. It may also present differently depending on your skin tone. For instance, people with lighter skin tones...
Pityriasis rosea is a rash that often begins as an oval spot on the face, chest, abdomen or back. This is called a herald patch and may be up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) across. Then you may get smaller spots that sweep out from the middle of the body in a shape that looks like drooping pine-tree branches.
A viral rash, also known as a viral exanthem, is a skin rash or eruption that commonly occurs as a symptom of a viral infection. It develops as an immune reaction to a virus.