Scabies are tiny eight-legged female parasites. At just 1/3 millimeter long, they burrow into the skin and cause severe itching,Ā skin rashes, redness and bliste...
Sepsis. Sounds old-fashioned, doesn't it? But this condition in which bacteria enters the blood can be life-threatening. In fact, any infection can cause sepsis...
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes symptoms such as dry or oily skin, flaking and the most common symptom - dandruff. Th...
Scleroderma is a group of rare diseases. It involves the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. For some, scleroderma only affects the ski...
Scarlet fever, a bacterial illness, can develop from someone who has strep throat. The most common sign of the illness is the scarlet fever rash, which is brigh...
Ringworm is a fungal infection that forms on the body in the shape of a ring. It spreads by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal. Ringw...
Restless leg syndrome is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder in which a person feels an urge to move their legs during periods of rest. The disorder can...
Rosacea is a skin condition that causes redness in the face along with dry, rough itchy or scaling skin. What causes rosacea is not entirely understood, but cer...
Porphyria is the medical term for a group of disorders caused by an abnormal accumulation of chemicals in the blood, known as porphyrins, that help hemoglobin c...
Poison ivy is one of many āpoisonousā plants known to cause reactions in humans. The rash that poison ivy plants produce is caused by contact with one of its vo...
Anyone with a rash with red, purple or bluish lesions that itches and spreads should listen up. You may have lichen planus. ThisĀ disease is triggered by the imm...
Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs, in either one or both lungs. It can be mild, however, pneumonia can also be life-threatening. (1) However,...
