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*[[Allergic and autoimmune rashes#Drug reactions|Drug reactions]]
*[[Drug reactions]]
*[[Allergic and autoimmune rashes#Lupus|Lupus]]
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*[[Allergic and autoimmune rashes#Urticaria|Urticaria]]
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===Vascular rashes===
===Vascular rashes===

Revision as of 12:18, 11 February 2009

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