Online symptom checkers are often inaccurate in identifying skin rashes, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Science X Daily and the ...

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A woman in her 50s presented with a 20 day history of painful erythematous nodules on the legs and intermittent ankle arthralgia. Physical examination showed multiple, firm, tender, erythematous ...

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Post-inflammatory erythema, or PIE, is the term for the discoloration left on your skin after deep acne or other skin conditions. Erythema means skin redness. But these marks can be grey, brown, or ...

One of the biggest challenges in treating leprosy is the control of reaction events. Patients with lepromatous leprosy may present reaction type II, or erythema nodosum leprosum, during treatment, and ...

To the Editor: Restrepo et al. (Jan. 30 issue) 1 present an interesting case of sarcoidosis revealed by Löfgren’s syndrome. Löfgren’s syndrome is characterized by acute onset of fever, erythema ...

Erythema migrans and erythema multiforme both cause target- or bull’s-eye-shaped lesions. Erythema migrans is due to Lyme disease. Erythema multiforme is an immune-mediated hypersensitivity skin ...

Palmar erythema is a skin condition that makes the palms of your hands turn red. It can be hereditary but can also be the result of a variety of health conditions. It’s also relatively common during ...