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Rashes
Alternate Names : Erythema, Rubor, Skin Lesion, Skin Rash, Skin Redness or Inflammation
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Rashes: Prevention
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Identify and then stay away from products that irritate your skin. If allergies are suspected, your doctor may want to consider skin testing.
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Receive appropriate vaccines for childhood illnesses, like the varicella vaccine for chicken pox and MMR immunization (a combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, and rubella).
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Get strep throat treated right away to prevent scarlet fever.
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Wash your hands frequently to help prevent the spread of viruses like roseola, hand-foot-mouth disease, and fifth disease.
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• Definition
• Rashes: Overview & Considerations
• Rashes: Common Causes
• Rashes: Home Care & Treatment
• Rashes: Prevention
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Chickenpox
• Contact Dermatitis
• Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)
• Fifth Disease
• Hand - Foot - Mouth Disease
• Herpes Zoster
• Impetigo
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Kawasaki Disease
• Measles
• Psoriasis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Roseola
• Rubella
• Scarlet Fever
• Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Tests & Exams
• Skin Lesion Biopsy
• Skin Test Anergy
Other Topics
• Insect Bites and Stings
• MMR - Vaccine
• Poison Ivy - Oak - Sumac Rash
Review Date : 12/1/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Boston, Ma., and Senior Medical Editor, A.D.A.M., Inc. Previously reviewed by Steven Angelo, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (10/29/2002).
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