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  2. Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    This rash usually begins with the skin looking abnormally red and feeling itchy, accompanied by notable swelling of skin tissue that appears raised and within the stretch marks. [8] [9] Over time, individual segments of this rash can join to form one whole, larger rash with the same characteristics. As this happens, people report noticing the ...

  3. Roseola - Wikipedia

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    Roseola, also known as sixth disease, is an infectious disease caused by certain types of human herpes viruses. [2] Most infections occur before the age of three. [1] Symptoms vary from absent to the classic presentation of a fever of rapid onset followed by a rash.

  4. Rash - Wikipedia

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    A rash is a change of the skin that affects its color, appearance, or texture. A rash may be localized in one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, become warm, bumpy, chapped, dry, cracked or blistered, swell, and may be painful. The causes, and therefore treatments for rashes, vary widely.

  5. Skeeter syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The Skeeter syndrome should not be confused with another type of reactivity to mosquito bites, severe mosquito bite allergy (SMBA). SMBA is most often an Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease that complicates ~33% of individuals with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection or, in extremely rare cases, individuals with Epstein-Barr virus-positive Hodgkin disease or an ...

  6. Polymorphous light eruption - Wikipedia

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    Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) presents with itchy red small bumps on sun-exposed skin, particularly face, neck, forearms and legs. [1] It generally appears 30 minutes to a few hours after sun exposure and may last between one and 14 days. [3]

  7. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    SSSS is a clinical diagnosis. This is sometimes confirmed by isolation of S. aureus from blood, mucous membranes, or skin biopsy; however, these are often negative. Skin biopsy may show separation of the superficial layer of the epidermis (intraepidermal separation), differentiating SSSS from TEN, wherein the separation occurs at the dermo-epidermal junction (subepidermal separation).

  8. 6 Signs You Have a Fever When There’s No Thermometer Around

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    You feel cold. On the flipside, having a fever can cause you to shiver or even start shaking, per Dr. Ricciardi. Your forehead and cheeks feel warm. Feeling these areas, or asking someone else to ...

  9. Aquagenic pruritus - Wikipedia

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    No definitive medical test is known for aquagenic pruritus. Rather, diagnosis is made by excluding all other possible causes of the patient's itching, including polycythemia vera . Since pruritus is a symptom of many serious diseases, it is important to rule out other causes before making a final diagnosis.