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===Vascular rashes===
===Vascular rashes===
*[[Vascular rashes#Herpes simplex|Herpes simplex]]
*[[Vascular rashes#Herpes simplex|Herpes simplex]]
*[[paediatric Henoch-Schönlein purpura|Henoch-Schönlein purpura]]
*[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]]
*[[Vascular rashes#Shingles|Shingles]]
*[[Vascular rashes#Shingles|Shingles]]
*[[Vascular rashes#Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]]
*[[Vascular rashes#Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura|Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]]

Revision as of 12:28, 10 October 2008

Its basically all about rashes...

This 'man' is looking sad, since he's realised that he is actually a rash on society.

Dermatology is all about rashes. A rash is a reaction of the skin, to infections, drugs or allergies. There's only so many responses the skin can make, which is why rashes all look fairly similar. Learning to describe rashes is thus important. Also useful is the dermatological history.

Below are the types of rashes, seperated into two categories.

Infective rashes

Allergic and autoimmune rashes

Vascular rashes