Parents of a toddler were shocked to find out that an infection in his eye was actually caused by the herpes simplex virus ...

On examination, the only notable finding was a newly appeared vesicular rash on an erythematous base ... The parents reported that the boy had chickenpox at the age of 2, making VZV reactivation the ...

It is incredibly common, and roughly 12.1% of the United States population aged 14-49 has HSV-2, the virus that causes genital herpes. Once a person contracts the herpes simplex 2 virus (HSV-2), it ...

They're just below thermal burn temperatures, and therefore they're causing changes in the skin and it's resulting in kind of a net-like rash." While the condition often resolves on its own within ...

Within 2 weeks of his 34 th infliximab infusion, the patient presented with oval plaques 1–3 cm long on his skin. The rash had started as a single, pruritic patch on his shoulder a few days before.

There are 2 ways commonly used to classify genital herpes: One is to determine whether the episode is primary or recurrent, and the other is to determine whether herpes infection is symptomatic or ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Herpes on the penis looks like clusters of small, fluid-filled blisters. After the ...

Once there, the virus can cause a localized outbreak of a painful blistering rash. Or it may not. In fact, the vast majority of people with HSV-1 and HSV-2 are asymptomatic (meaning without symptoms) ...

You may develop stress-induced urticaria (hives) if you are experiencing a lot of stress. Stress can also trigger skin conditions like eczema, which causes itchy rashes. Your body releases a ...