A rash known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura could form over the legs too. To determine the underlying cause for vasculitis, the physician will perform urine and blood tests, and patients might need ...

A rash is a generic ... is necessary to confirm a diagnosis or guide treatment. Symptoms of thyroid disease can overlap with those of a number of other conditions, so your healthcare provider may ...

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

He reported no fever, nausea, vomiting, change in bowel habits, dyspnea, rash, weakness ... neurologic examination was normal. Laboratory test results are shown in Table 1. Nucleic acid testing ...

A 55-year-old woman complained of a five-day-old leg rash. She also had non-insulin-dependent diabetes ... with lymph node dissection for stage 1 or 2 breast cancer. No test is particularly sensitive ...

This was followed in 3 days by an asymptomatic purpuric eruption on his ankles and lower extremities, which spread to the elbows and lumbosacral areas. The rash became confluent and palpable at ...

Most dengue infections are asymptomatic or cause mild symptoms, which are characterized by undifferentiated fever with or without rash ... inexpensive dengue diagnostic tests that can be used ...

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 ...

Even more astonishingly, just 2% of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the UK have a proper diagnosis through the NHS, due to a lack of PET (positron emission tomography) brain scanners. However, a ...

Impetigo often begins in minor cuts, insect bites, or a rash such as eczema — any place ... contact a doctor for diagnosis.

A simple blood test that could revolutionise dementia diagnosis has started trials in NHS clinics. The study of more than 3,000 patients will verify a diagnostic test suitable for routine use that ...