Itching and rashes often occur together. However, a person may experience itchy skin alone with dry skin, bug bites, some health conditions, or as a reaction to certain medications. The causes of skin ...

OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who is suffering ...

Persistent itchy rashes may be fungal infections like tinea, not irritation, seek proper treatment.

Pityriasis rosea is a common skin condition that causes a set of temporary red, scaly rashes. These mild rashes aren't contagious and usually clear up without medical treatment in 10 weeks or less. To ...

Your parents were right: Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...

The TRPV4 protein’s dual nature, found in studies with mice, may complicate the hunt for human itch treatments ...

Itchy, uncomfortable rashes can erupt just about anywhere on the body, including on and around the breast area. Rashes on the breast or chest are usually temporary and often self-resolving. But in ...

What Causes a Rash in Your Armpit? An armpit rash is more common than you might think. Your armpits probably come into contact with more chemicals each day than most other parts of your body. Don’t be ...

Reagan Caussey, a Dallas resident, decided to visit her aunt in Austin last month to kick-start her summer with some fun under the sun. The 19-year-old didn’t think twice before hopping into the water ...

Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Skin conditions, infections, and hemorrhoids are common causes of an itchy ...

PUPPP stands for pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. Also known as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), it is one of the most common types of rash you can get during pregnancy.

Hot temperatures might have you itching to go for a cool dip in one of Michigan’s many lakes — but the dip itself might leave you itching. At any point in time, several Michigan beaches and bodies of ...