A little itch is nothing to be concerned about, but if you can't stop scratching your head, here are some causes of an itchy ...

Johnny Isakson (R-GA) in Washington, DC, when she was diagnosed with lupus in 2011. “I was a young, single professional,” she says. “I didn’t want to change anything about my life.” Yet a trip to ...

Some patients report a transient skin eruption after sun exposure that was not their typical skin lupus, termed polymorphous light eruption (PMLE)-like reaction. Others had a generalized sense of ...

Its vague symptoms are also why lupus is sometimes called “the great imitator.” Lupus that affects the skin (cutaneous lupus) comes in different forms and causes various types of rashes.

A skin rash is irritated or swollen skin caused by any reason, such as heat rash or hives. Skin rashes have many causes and vary widely in appearance. For example, they can be dry, moist, bumpy, ...

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Itchy skin can be irritating and annoying, especially when you cannot pinpoint the cause. One day, you might feel fine, the next you are ceaselessly scratching your arms, legs and body.

For me, though, my stress manifests itself in a different way: maddeningly itchy skin. It’s something that has happened a lot more during the past few months (thanks a lot, Covid) while working ...

Belly itch, bump itch, tummy itch, abdominal itching (that's the doctors' term) - whatever you call it, it's super-irritating. "2 thirds of women complain about itchy skin when they're pregnant," says ...

If you have sensitive skin, you know that a new soap or cosmetic can trigger an outbreak of redness, itching, or stinging. But are you aware that your home also might harbor other common skin ...