Laptops, heating pads and space heaters on bare skin can lead to erythema ab igne, or toasted skin syndrome, experts say.

The doctors who saw them named the condition “Saturday night purpura”. The condition is ... which causes the purple rash. It particularly arises in people who have been on their feet for ...

itchy rash on their legs. They appeared to look like purple spots, which are otherwise known as purpura . However, the appearance of these purpura only seemed to coincide with weekend trips to the ...

Take the cases of two separate adolescents who went to see their doctor, complaining about an odd, itchy rash on their legs. They appeared to look like purple spots, which are otherwise known as ...

Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.

But unlike many rashes, when you press on the spots they don't turn white. If the spots are larger and red or purple, you may have another type of bleeding problem called purpura. Petechiae can ...

Photo: Collins The family of a restaurateur who “very likely” died from medication she received for a skin rash are suing the doctor who prescribed the treatment for alleged negligence.

A 55-year-old woman complained of a five-day-old leg rash. She also had non-insulin-dependent diabetes ... nummular dermatitis, benign pigmented purpura, and pretibial myxedema. Staphylococcal ...