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What Are Viral Exanthems? Viral Skin Rashes, Causes & Treatment Options
What Are Viral Exanthems? Viral Skin Rashes, Causes & Treatment Options Viral exanthems are widespread skin rashes that occur during systemic viral infections and are often accompanied by symptoms such as fever, fatigue, headache, respiratory symptoms or general malaise.
What Are Verruca Vulgaris / Warts? Skin Growths, Causes & Treatment Options
What Are Verruca Vulgaris / Warts? Skin Growths, Causes & Treatment Options Common warts, or verruca vulgaris, are benign rough skin growths caused when cutaneous human papillomavirus infects epidermal cells and stimulates localized thickening of the skin. They can
What Is Varicose Eczema? Lower-Leg Rash, Causes & Treatment Options
What Is Varicose Eczema? Lower-Leg Rash, Causes & Treatment Options Varicose eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition of the lower legs caused by impaired venous return and sustained venous hypertension. Also called venous eczema, gravitational eczema or stasis
What Are Varicose Veins? Visible Leg Veins, Causes & Treatment Options
What Are Varicose Veins? Visible Leg Veins, Causes & Treatment Options Varicose veins are enlarged, twisted superficial leg veins that form when venous valves do not keep blood moving efficiently toward the heart. Backward flow, or venous reflux, raises
What Is Varicella / Chickenpox? Skin Blisters, Spread & Treatment Options
What Is Varicella / Chickenpox? Skin Blisters, Spread & Treatment Options Chickenpox, or varicella, is the illness caused by a person’s first infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It typically produces an intensely itchy generalized rash in successive crops, so
What Is Urticaria Pigmentosa? Skin Spots, Triggers & Treatment Options
What Is Urticaria Pigmentosa? Skin Spots, Triggers & Treatment Options Urticaria pigmentosa, now commonly classified as maculopapular cutaneous mastocytosis (MPCM), is a form of cutaneous mastocytosis in which excess mast cells collect in the skin and form persistent tan,
