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Hives in children: Recognizing & treating

Brief overview Causes and risk factors: Mostly infections, intolerances or allergies (e.g. to medications or food or food additives); other possible triggers are skin contact with toxic/irritating substances (e.g. stinging nettle), cold, heat, pressure on the skin, sweat, physical exertion, stress Symptoms: Skin redness, itching, wheals, rarely skin/mucous membrane swelling (angioedema). Treatment: avoid triggers, cool … Hives in children: Recognizing & treating

Skin rash: Questions and Answers

What helps against skin rash? For an allergic rash, antihistamines help. Antibiotics are prescribed for bacterial rashes and antifungals for fungal infections. Corticosteroids (‘cortisone’) help with inflammatory rashes. Over-the-counter creams and ointments also relieve symptoms. Have the rash examined by a doctor so that treatment can be tailored to the cause. Where does sudden skin … Skin rash: Questions and Answers

Itchy Rash: Causes, Treatment & Help

An itchy skin rash is a frequent and very annoying companion on the body not only in the summer months. However, with the right treatment it is possible to get rid of it quickly and effectively prevent its recurrence. What is itchy skin rash? By definition, itchy rash is a rash on the skin that … Itchy Rash: Causes, Treatment & Help

Phlebitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Phlebitis is a disease of the blood vessel system. From the name thrombophlebitis ending in -itis, it is clear that it involves inflammatory processes that can affect different age groups. What is phlebitis? Venous inflammation or thrombophlebitis is understood as an inflammation of the blood vessels, primarily the veins. The pathological processes in phlebitis do … Phlebitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Rickets: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Rickets is a disease that is almost extinct in Germany and is also fondly referred to as “softening of the bones“. It is a disease that occurs in childhood but, if left untreated, can have effects into adulthood. What is rickets? The word rickets is derived from the Greek term “rhachis,” which means “spine.” Before … Rickets: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Cowslip: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

The primrose is also popularly known as the cowslip or medicinal primrose. The primrose plant with the delicate yellow flowers grows as a messenger of spring in many parts of Europe and thrives as a pretty ornamental plant in many gardens. The primrose has also been used for centuries as a medicinal plant in natural … Cowslip: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

Witch Hazel: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a winter-flowering and sweet-smelling medicinal plant that originated in Asia and is now grown mainly in the United States. Witch hazel, better known to us as witch hazel, is used in numerous medicines and cosmetics. Occurrence and cultivation of witch hazel Witch hazel, better known to us as witch hazel, … Witch Hazel: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

Skin rash from sweating

Introduction Great heat causes people to start sweating. And with the sweat often come many little red spots, commonly known as heat spots, heat rashes or sweat pimples. This is not a single phenomenon, but a medical condition known as miliaria. The vesicles are usually very light to milky in color and become noticeable by … Skin rash from sweating

Associated symptoms | Skin rash from sweating

Associated symptoms The small heat spots themselves are usually annoying, but harmless. Some of them are accompanied by an unpleasant itching and in rare cases they can even cause the production of sweat in the affected skin area to dry up, which then requires cooling from the outside to prevent the skin from overheating. Diagnosis … Associated symptoms | Skin rash from sweating

Duration of the rash | Skin rash from sweating

Duration of the rash The small heat spots usually appear quite quickly in the acute situation of overheating of the body and then remain for a few days. After a week at the latest, the small unpleasant but completely harmless blisters disappear again without any consequences. If this is not the case, a visit to … Duration of the rash | Skin rash from sweating