We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection that affects the skin. It's caused by group A Streptococcal (strep) bacteria. These bacteria can enter the body through burns, cuts, and wounds. A painful rash ...

Objectives: To evaluate reports that describe relapse or recurrence following treatment of perineal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD), we studied a large cohort of children with these perianal or ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD To confirm a psoriasis diagnosis, your healthcare provider will check your skin and scalp ...

Study results demonstrate that approximately 1 in 3 children treated for PSD will have a return encounter for a clinical recurrence. Among children treated with oral penicillin or amoxicillin, the ...

The method may also be used in treatment of other inflammatory skin ... Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather Nov. 6, 2024 — New ...

There are rashes caused by other health conditions or insects that can cause a rash similar to the Lyme disease rash. Below are rashes that are similar to Lyme disease rashes. Ringworm is a fungal ...

"Scarlet fever these days is essentially a child, occasionally adults, with a sore throat or skin infection." A red rash around the eyes and tongue can appear a week or ... the presence of Scarlet ...

Fever is one of the most common reasons parents seek medical care for their children. While it can be alarming, fever is the ...

Others believe that the Koebner phenomenon plays a part. The phenomenon, in which rash develops along the lines of a skin trauma, affects around 25% of people with psoriasis. The very fact that skin ...

Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social ...

"I'm grateful for life," says Dylan Riley of his strep infection. "Things could be so different — my family could have been planning a funeral" Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award winning ...