It's a rash that's often the first symptom of Lyme disease. It's typically a circular red area. It might clear in the middle, forming a bull's-eye pattern, but most of the time it doesn't. It can ...

Medically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MDMedically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MD Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. Plaques are pink/red, raised, thick, inflamed skin patches covered by ...

Bright red dots on the skin, often mistaken for infections or cancer, are typically harmless cherry angiomas. These common vascular growths, linked to genetic mutations and aging, appear as tiny ...

As a study in Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology points out, Kaposi lesions may be less visible in people who have darker skin tones. Although Kaposi lesions can be asymptomatic, they may sometimes ...

So you've got a red mark on your skin. Is it an allergic reaction? A stress rash? A thoughtful memento left by a month-old zit? A nasty ingrown hair—or, worse, a serious health hazard? Possibilities ...

What led a 3-month-old boy to become covered in red skin lesions? That was the question facing Catherine Reilly, BS, of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and colleagues, as ...

Monkeypox infections can take several weeks to resolve. The lesions, which are highly infectious, can look quite different from person to person and place to place on the body. Here's a simple guide ...

Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) is one of the less common types of lupus, which causes painful lesions under the skin. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting about 1.5 million people ...

Monkeypox has now spread to at least 28 Florida counties as of Aug. 8, with 938 confirmed or probable cases according to the Florida Department of Health. That's a jump of 496 probable or confirmed ...

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis — or CNH for short — is a condition that affects your outer ear. You’ll see inflammation and a small hard bump on the ear cartilage. It's also called Winkler's ...