Skin Rash Causes & Risks

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  Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox in children, herpes zoster. Afterwards, the herpes zoster virus stays in the body but lays dormant.

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  The Shingles Vaccine: How to Get One

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on May 21, 2012 - 10:09am
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  Candida (thrush) is a fungus that lives in the gastrointestinal tract, the mucous membranes of the respiratory system and the female genital tract, where it normally does no harm.

  Thrush in Babies and Children

  By Joanna Karpasea-Jones HERWriter on February 17, 2012 - 11:21am
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  When our son was in elementary school, we visited the dermatologist because of the strange little bumps in Patrick’s armpit.

  MCV is a Common and Contagious Childhood Skin Infection

  By Kristan Appleford on January 23, 2012 - 8:04pm
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  Vulvar lichen sclerosus is an inflammatory condition of the vulva which may also affect areas other than the genitals.

  By Neogyn on January 20, 2012 - 3:57pm
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  Ringworm causes itchy red, scaly, patches that may appear like a series of rings on the skin.

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  Ringworm and Other Tinea Rashes

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on August 31, 2011 - 5:13am
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  Fresh smelling clothes may be the hallmark of cleanliness, but did you know that fresh scent is also classified as air pollution?

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  Is Your Dryer Polluting As Much As A Car?

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on August 25, 2011 - 10:07am
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  When we think of tick bites, Rocky Mountain spotted fever isn’t the first infection that comes to mind though it can cause a potentially serious or fatal illness.

  Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on August 10, 2011 - 6:54am
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  Since it is summer, we are naturally outside in the sun more than other times of the year. However, summer is also a season where mysterious rashes may appear for what seem like unknown ...

  Rashes Caused by Photosensitivity

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on August 1, 2011 - 10:28am
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  1. Poison Ivy may not appear in “leaves of three”: Most poison ivy and oak have three leaves, but there are varieties that are vine-like and are more difficult to recognize.

  Top Ten Things to Know About Poison Ivy

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on July 27, 2011 - 5:38am
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  Yesterday it was so itchy i had to put hydrocortizone on it. It worked. Today, it's still itchy. I have a feeling they are ingrown hairs, because the little hairs are seen through the ...

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  I shaved my pubic areas and now have red bumps

  By kfir1288 on February 15, 2011 - 4:23pm