Types of Skin Rashes
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There are many different types of skin rashes that can affect men, women, or children. In some cases, the rashes can be easily identified and their cause can be readily determined. In these situations, because of proper rash identification or proper rash diagnosis, the correct and most effective treatment for the rash can be implemented. Unfortunately, in other cases, an accurate rash diagnosis is extremely difficult to perform.
The problem lies in the fact that many people experiencing a rash on the skin are not sure of its cause. It is not unusual for a rash to appear on the skin without a cause being clearly evident. Was the rash caused by an allergic reaction to a drug, bug bite, ingestion of a particular food, contact with a plant, or because of some other allergen? Is the skin rash the result of a virus, fungus, or bacterium? How about exposure to chemicals or heat? There are so many factors at play that finding a cause can be extremely difficult to isolate. Therefore, rash treatments are not as effective as they should be because individuals might always be exposed to the skin rash trigger which counteracts the treatment.
One of the tools that can be used to find the cause of a skin rash is to read and study other individual’s skin rash experiences. This type of information can also be used in diagnosing a skin rash. By analyzing information provided by actual skin rash suffers, a determination as to the cause of a skin rash may be found. Consequently, effective prevention and treatment can then be put in place.
On this page and on several other pages of this website you will find a number of submissions from individuals that are suffering and have suffered from different skin rash types. The database of submissions continues to grow and there is a good chance that you will be able to find similarities with your skin rash problem.
Below, you also have the opportunity to share your story about your own types of skin rashes. Useful information to provide is:
- A detailed account of the skin rash symptoms.
- The cause or causes of the skin rash or if not known some possibilities as to why the rash may have appeared.
- The different treatments that have been tried and the level of skin rash relief that these treatments provided.
By providing this type of information about your own skin rash problem, you may be helping others who are struggling with a skin rash.
Types of Skin Rashes Submissions
Share A Story About Your Battle With Skin Rashes
There are many types of skin rashes that people are affected with. If you have a story about your experience with a skin rash and feel that if would be useful to the individuals visiting this website then please feel free to share it.
What Other Visitors Have Said
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Red Bumps Rash on Stomach and Back
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Unknown Skin Disorder Looks Like Acne
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Sores All Over Body
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Itchy and Spreading Rash
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Red Itchy Welts or Pimples on Neck and Upper Body
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Mystery Rash on Skin
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Itching and Rash after Surgery
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Itchy Rash on Breasts, Arm, and Thigh
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Rash Under Arms and Inner Thighs
I have had a rash under both of my arms and on the inner part of my thighs for several months now. I had this skin rash problem checked by a dermatologist …
Mysterious Leg Rashes - Lyme disease?
I hope you guys know more about these rashes than I. I've googled them but can't find the exact thing.
First, a little background. I have Lupus but …
Little Itchy Pimple-like Bumps Under Arm
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Red Scratch Like Dotted Rash
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Itchy Red Bumps on Body
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Burning Red Face Rashes
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Temporary Bug Bite Reaction on Arm
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Intense Itchy Skin Rash on Arms and Legs
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Rash on Hand Joints, Elbows, and Knees
I would like to share my skin rash story on this website as so many other have. The beginning of my skin problem was a little bit odd. I started out with …
Circular Itchy Red Rash - NOT Ringworm
I have had this for circular or oval shaped rash for about two to three weeks now and I have no clue what it could possibly be. I am a 17 year old girl. …
Extreme Itch on Forearms and Hands
My skin problem began as a small mosquito type bump and after almost tearing my arm off because of the scratching due to the extreme itch, the lesions …
Red Scaly Rash Similar to Acne
My skin rash problem started out somewhat small and circular on my right forearm. I thought that it was possibly a ringworm type rash so I started putting …
Mosquito Bite Reaction and Skin Scarring
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Itchy Skin No Rash
About nine months ago, I had a patch of "eczema" develop on the skin of my upper back area of my body. Within four months time, the rash, that was not …
Winter Rash on Arms and Legs
I am a male and I am presently 61 years old. I live in the United States in Maryland. It seems that for the past ten years I get a skin rash on both sides …
Scabby Rash
I have this wierd skin rash since I was very young, about two months old and now I am thirteen years old. The rash appears mostly during the winter months …
Reddish Bubbly Non-Itchy Rash
I am in a band and I am always marching. Recently I began feeling a soreness pain in my left hip and this pain made its way down to the right tendon on …
Unexplained Child Face Rash
This skin rash started last year when my son was in his kindergarten year. My son randomly started coming home on a daily basis with a red skin rash around …
Red Rash with Burning Itch
I have had this red burning itch rash for over two years. I got it when I was pregnant and it just won't go away! I have provided some pictures to show …
Recurring Skin Rash Bumps on Arm and Chest
In late February or early March I started noticing a very itchy bump that was on my arm. I thought it was harmless so I scratched it and scratched it, …
Raised Pink Groin Rash
So, I have been experiencing this rash on my groin or rather the area where my thigh meets my groin on and off for about three to four months now. The …
Severe Swollen Rash/Allergic Reaction Over Entire Body
Every day, I ride a middle aged man to his clinic. One day he complained to me about a problem he was having - waking up in the middle of the night to …
Hair Follicle Pimple Rash
I have had this rash since January of 2012 (over a year now) and it has not gone away. More rashes have appeared after the initial outbreak. I have tried …
Deep Itching Skin Hives
For over 25 years I have been suffering with deep itching hives. I am blessed that these hives have not affect my face because of the appearance. Instead …
Red Circular Flaking Rashes
For multiple years now I've had red circular flaking rashes that come and go. When it started it was essentially just small red patches on my cheeks and …
Intense Skin Rash on Body
Starting in November of 2010, with some symptoms or signs, but later my skin all over my body became covered in a rash. It started on my wrists and quickly …
Burning Bright Red Rash
I am really hoping someone can help me out. I had knee surgery in November of 2011 and about a week after the surgery I came down with this bright red …
Body Rash when Hot
I have been experiencing this body rash for about five months now. I cannot sweat a single drop except from my armpits. Whenever my body heats up, a rash …
Swollen Feet and Rash on Legs
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Fungal Skin Rash on Stomach
This skin rash that I have had for one month now started off as a couple tiny but extremely itchy dots or spots on the skin of my stomach region. These …
Circular Skin Rash Not Ringworm
We are at our wits end about this skin care problem. My boyfriend started to develop spots on his hands about a year ago now. After a while the spots began …
Undiagnosed Skin Rash with No Fever
I have a two year old daughter that has now had a skin rash since before Christmas time. I did bring her to see the doctor almost one month ago and the …
Chronic Pattern Body Rash
I am a 62 year old male. I have experienced chronic and recurring system outages with an associated overall patterned body rash since the late 1970s. The …
Itchy Round Red Rash
I have a very peculiar skin rash problem. I have been dealing with this skin condition since my childhood days. This skin rash consists of round red rashes …
Itchy Red Spots on Legs
I am 15 years old and take a dance class at school as my physical education credit. Since the first day of dance, I have noticed that I get tiny red spots …
Raised Skin Hives Rash
I have a peculiar type of skin hives rash problem. When I scratch the skin on any part of my body, the scratching leaves a raised red line with white bumps. …
Allergic Reaction to Proactive
I started out with a couple of pimples here and there and so I ordered Proactive to get rid of the acne problem. The Proactive burnt my skin when I first …
Painless Rash on Face and Around Mouth
I have a painless rash on my face. This facial skin rash does not itch and overall it does not bother me at all. It is just when I look in the mirror I …
Undiagnosed Non Itchy Body Skin Rash
I have had this skin problem for over four years now. It does not seem to be getting any better. The skin rash only seems to be spreading. I have tried …
Non Itchy Lumps on Forehead and Forearms
I am a 53 year old female, of average weight and height. In 2008 or 2009 I started getting colorless lumps or bumps on one of my eyelids. I happened to …
Itchy Skin Blotches Rash
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Tattoo and Skin Hives
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Lichen Planus Treatment or Cure
My name is Laurie and about two years ago I wrote a letter to this skin rash forum telling about my case of Lichen Planus, which is a very itchy skin rash …
Non Itchy Skin Rash on Stomach
Overnight I developed a skin rash on my stomach. I have no idea what this skin rash is or where it came from or whether it is something to be concerned …
Unknown Red Itchy Skin Bumps Rash
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Red Bumps Rash on Forearm
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Skin Rash on Chest with Fever
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Blistering Painful Sores Skin Rash
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Blotchy Red Skin Rash on Back
I would like some input on a recent skin problem that occurred to me and my friend. My friend and I were at the beach all day and of course we sprayed …
Poison Ivy Looking Skin Rash
About a week ago, I noticed a rash on the underside of my left forearm that looked a lot like a reaction to poison ivy. There were red bumps forming, but …
Itchy Red Rashes
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Rash on Arms
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Leg Rash or Leg Skin Rash
My nine year old daughter went to a school dance a week after recuperating from the flu. About an hour after she was at the dance she started getting a …
Reoccurring Red Itchy Body Welts
A few months ago, I suddenly started getting these red itchy skin welts on my body. The itching was so intense I could not sleep at all. The antihistamine …
Pox like Spots on Chest Arms Neck Legs
This started with one small spot on my chest in November 2010 and I thought it was just a normal spot. I then got three, then four and now I am covered. …
Red Round Skin Rash on Arms with No Itch
Last year I experience a similar skin problem except the red round skin rash that did not itch was on my arms, stomach and on my legs. I went to the doctor …
Little White Bumps Skin Rash on Arm
My friend had scabies a couple of months ago and I saw her maybe three times in total when she did have it. So now when my boyfriend isn't shaved up and …
Hot Itchy Skin Rash that Spreads
I have a rash that I keep getting on the same spot on my arm every year. It starts out as a small lump and it itches and then it starts getting hot and …
Red Rash - Rashes Red and Itchy
My daughter is six years old. She came home from school one day and had some fruit snacks as she usually does. She played for a while then I looked and …
Nystatin and Triamcinol Acetonide for Skin Rash
This past summer I got a groin rash. It was not itchy but the area did get reddish especially in the folds and at the very top of the inner thighs. I went …
Skin Rashes - Rashes on Skin
I had gall bladder surgery over a year ago. About 6 months after the surgery I started getting a local rash around each one of the small scars on my abdomen …
Rash Under Breasts
A few years ago I developed a very red, itchy, painful rash around my inner thighs and pelvic area. I was prescribed a salve by my gynecologist. It cleared …
Upper Torso Rash from Life Jacket
Everytime my 8 year old son goes in lake water with his life jacket on, he ALWAYS get a red bumpy rash ALL OVER his upper torso area, exactly where the …
Chronic Non-itchy Small Red Bumps
My son who is turning 12 had a bad reaction to his second vaccinations and since then has had a rash. The doctor gave us a cream and I thought it would …
Skin Rash on Arms and Legs
My two girls went to visit their friend overnight in a different city. The next day we all met at the beach. The group of kids (6 total) were itchy after …
Bra Strap Skin Rash on Older Skin
I have worn the same pair of bras for around 10 years. They were an expensive brand purchased with the help of the specialist assistant at Selfridge's …
Herpes Skin Rash on Arms
I would like to describe a skin problem that I am having to see if anyone knows whether it could be related to the herpes virus or not. The skin rash that …
Small Raised Red Bumps Skin Rash
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Raised Red Lesions on Forehead
Two years ago, practically overnight, three raised red lesions appeared on my forehead at the hairline. After a couple of antibiotic treatments which did …
Staph Infection and Itchy Skin Bumps
Finally coming back on with maybe a solution to some peoples problems. After a year and a half and tons of pills, ointments, and lotion, the itching has …
Repcilline for Eczema and Skin Problems
My daughter was born with Eczema. I didn't know what that 'crusty' skin was behind her ears but it was hard as a rock! After bathing her the crustiness …
Red Itchy Bumps on Arms
We moved into a house and a few weeks later, I was the first to receive these red itchy bumps on my arms. At first I thought it was bug bites because they …
Blisters or Boils Skin Rashes
In 2007, due to a very stressful job, I developed shingles. It seems from that point on, my skin in certain places has never been the same. The first time …
Chronic Skin Rash on Different Body Parts
I have had this itching for 4 to 5 months already. It is a mild rash with no pain, but horrible itching. The nightimes are the worst times especially on …
Sun Exposure and Swimming Skin Rash
I just returned from Las Vegas. I go every May. Almost every year I begin to notice a skin rash in my armpits. This year it spread down my arm and into …
Lichen Planus Skin Rash
I was taking care of my husband's back when he had Impetigo skin infection and unfortunately I didn't where gloves and in hindsight I should have. I ended …
Food Poisoning Skin Rash
I bought 2 packets of green powder at the health food store - both individual servings.
On Saturday, I drank a whole packet, felt sick, and couldn't …
Body Rashes of Various Types
I would like to contribute my story to this body rashes page. On December 31st, I developed this rash all over my thighs and spreading stead fast to the …
No Relief From Pregnancy Rash
Hello my name is Lacy. I am 26 and a mother of 3. I am married to a wonderful man. My problem began about 8 years ago. When I first got pregnant with my …
Itchy, Disfiguring, Debilitating Skin Rash
I started with a small spot on the inner right forearm. Over a period of a week, this multiplied into several itchy spots and some developed on my other …
Itchy Red Rash with Bumps
I have no idea where this rash came from but it is itchy. It started as a few spots of red bumps and now it has spread even further across my chest. Any …
Circular Skin Rash on Arm
Can anyone help me identify what this is on my arm? It is perfectly circular and about a size of a quarter. It appeared out of nowhere and it is all red. …
Facial hives or Face Rash
I am Dr.Gaurav Roy a dentist from Mumbai, India. I have a chronic skin rash on face problem for the last three years. The problem however has worsened …
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