One specific type of viral exanthem that dermatologists have seen with COVID is a morbilliform rash, meaning a measles-like rash. Measles rashes tend to look like small raised bumps that eventually ...

We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers a common condition many people will have heard of – shingles. Shingles is an infection that causes a painful skin rash on one area of the body. It is caused by a virus ...

Doctors are urging people not to ignore the symptoms of scabies because of the perceived social stigma attached to having the condition as cases rise in England. Some 3,689 cases of the highly ...

People are being told not to ignore an itchy rash, with GPs in England reporting a spike in scabies - the highly infectious skin infestation. The condition is caused by a mite which burrows under ...

One-in-three people who have had chickenpox are at risk of developing shingles in their lifetime. The disease, which typically presents as a rash, with painful blisters across the chest ...

READ NEXT: Sting in the tail amid another brutal Met Éireann weather twist for Ireland It also shows that people over 50 in Ireland have good awareness of the common signs and symptoms of shingles – ...

A pharmacist has issued a warning to the public about shingles, a common "dormant" condition that affects one in three adults at some point in their lives. Niamh McMillan, Superdrug's Pharmacy ...

A clear sign of shingles is a rash that starts as small, red patches that then develop into fluid-filled blisters. Niamh said: “This rash tends to appear on one side of the body or face ...

She knew immediately what it was: shingles. At the time, in 2008, Cohen was director of the Cornea Service at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. During her three decades there operating on ...

Brandi Jones has over two decades of experience as a nurse in an acute care setting. Her clinical background includes pediatrics, medical-surgical, and women's health. She also specializes in ...