Meningitis refers to an infection of the meninges, the membranes that surround and protect the spinal cord and brain. It can be caused by a viral illness or certain bacteria. Bacterial meningitis ...

Impetigo often begins in minor cuts, insect bites, or a rash such as eczema — any place where your skin is broken. But it can also occur on healthy skin. The first symptoms of impetigo are ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The American College of Gastroenterology has issued guidelines for diagnosing and managing ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Shaving with a razor is a quick, cheap and efficient way of banishing unwanted hair, but it occasionally comes with an unwanted side effect: shaving rash, or as it's more commonly known razor burn.

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 ...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is characterized by dense eosinophilic inflammation of one or several digestive tract sections. The symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss, vomiting and ...

These conditions often share symptoms like burning and itching. Rashes that appear red in people with lighter skin tones or brown or purple in people with darker skin tones are also common.

Eosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is a complex and often challenging condition characterized by inflammation in the middle ear, typically associated with other allergic and respiratory conditions ...