OrganizedWisdom Health - Rashes

Miliaria Causes

CatherIN — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:01:13 GMT

Miliaria can be caused by a blockage of the sweat glands. Miliaria often occurs during hot, humid weather when sweat glands can be overworked. It may also occur from fever or overdressing.

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Allergy and Immunology

Jkg0679 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:29:17 GMT

Allergy and immunology is a medical specialty that deals with allergic diseases, asthma, and diseases of the immune system.

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Allergists and Immunologists

Jkg0679 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:17:50 GMT

An allergist/immunologist is a doctor who specializes in allergic diseases, asthma, and diseases of the immune system.

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Preventing Heat Rash

CatherIN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:02:06 GMT

Heat rash can usually be prevented by avoiding situations that can lead to excessive sweating. During hot weather, air conditioning, fans, cool showers or baths, and wearing lightweight, loose fitting clothes can be used to keep cool.

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Prickly Heat Prevention

CatherIN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:01:51 GMT

Prickly heat may be prevented by keeping the skin cool enough to prevent excessive sweating. Steps such as taking cool baths, using fans or air conditioning, and wearing light weight clothing during hot weather may be helpful in preventing prickly heat.

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Psoriasis and Joint Pain

JRafferty — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:47:54 GMT

Joint pain associated with psoriasis is and indication you may have developed a condition known as psoriatic arthritis. Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic disease in which an individual with psoriasis develops symptoms of arthritis. These symptoms often include joint pain, stiffness and swelling.

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Prickly Heat Treatment

CatherIN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:49:05 GMT

Typically, mild prickly heat will usually clear up within a couple of days without treatment. Keeping skin cool enough to prevent sweating will help to clear up prickly heat. Calamine lotion may be useful to soothe itching. In some severe cases, topical steroids may be used to treat prickly heat.

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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Rash

Ca7593 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:54:02 GMT

A pink rash that comes and goes is often a symptom of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The rash is described as evanescent salmon-pink rash, often linear, and found on the trunk and the extremities; this rash is worse with fever.

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How to Get Rid of Heat Rash

CatherIN — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:08:51 GMT

Most cases of mild heat rash will go away without treatment within two to three days. If the skin is kept cool enough to prevent sweating, mild heat rash tends to clear quickly. Calamine lotion may be helpful to soothe itching. Contact your doctor if heat rash persists for longer than three to four days, appears to be getting worse, or if symptoms such as fever, red streaks, swollen lymph nodes, pain, swelling, or increased redness develop.

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Drug-Induced Psoriasis

KenyottaE — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:01:05 GMT

Drug-induced psoriasis can be the result of using medications such as beta-blockers, lithium, calcium channel blockers, or captopril.

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