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====Vascular rashes====
====Vascular rashes====

Revision as of 13:58, 8 December 2009

Common stuff

You need to be ready for itch to present itself to you, as well as crazy moles. And then a LOT about rashes...

Rash rash 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