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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Different Types Of Rash

Sun may cause rash in autoimmune disease patients

August 12, 2009
Women who have developed the autoimmune disease myositis and who live in areas with high UV sun exposure are more likely to develop a form of the disease known as dermatomyositis, researchers say. This type of the condition weakens the muscles and causes distinctive rashes. This is the first study to confirm the link between UV levels and the frequency of dermatomyositis in patients. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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A Rash or Skin Allergies?
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

I've developed a rash recently and I don't know if it's eczema or just a skin allergy. I changed... Read more »

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Rash or Inflammatory Breast Cancer? When Should I Panic?
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert

...breast. Others have Googled a description of their rash and gotten hits for breast cancer along... Read more »

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Persistant Rash May Be a Form of Cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...(CTCL), however, is a skin cancer that resembles a rash rather than a new abnormal... Read more »

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Signs of Internal Organ Cancer On Your Skin
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...cancer is also associated with several specific red rash-like lesions that can emerge on the... Read more »

Health Guide

Breast Cancer Symptoms
...each woman. A woman may experience any number of symptoms, such as lumps in the breast, swelling, a rash or skin changes.  It is also possible to have no symptoms at all. Some of these symptoms... Read more »
Breast Cancer Symptoms: Dimpled Skin
...suddenly become much more pronounced in one breast than the other.Previous Breast Cancer Symptom: Nipple Rash Next Breast Cancer Symptom: Lump Under Arm  Read more »
Avoiding and Treating Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac Allergic Reactions
...or days to develop. Sensitization takes place after first contact with urushiol. Sometimes the skin rash takes more than a week to develop after initial skin exposure. The next time there is... Read more »
Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Symptoms
...the majority of cases, the first sign of early Lyme disease is the appearance of a bull's-eye skin rash. It usually develops about 1 - 2 weeks after the bite, although it may appear as soon as 3... Read more »
Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Highlights
...deer tick. If you have already removed the tick, be sure to tell your doctor if you develop a skin rash or flu-like symptoms within 30 days of the tick bite.Post-Lyme Disease SyndromeOne of the... Read more »

Medications

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... Warning Rarely, serious (sometimes fatal) skin rashes have occurred while taking this... Read more »

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...including: trouble breathing, cough, chest tightness, rash, itching, swelling (especially of the... Read more »

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... extreme fatigue joint pain butterfly-shaped rash on the nose and cheeks Seek immediate... Read more »

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...other side effects such as a severe peeling skin rash (e.g., Stevens-Johnson syndrome), blood... Read more »

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... extreme fatigue joint pain butterfly-shaped rash on the nose and cheeks Seek immediate... Read more »

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