Constantly scratching and picking at an itchy rash really does make it worse. But why? According to newly released research ...

Contact dermatitis occurs when substances react with your skin. It can result in symptoms such as dryness and itchiness. Treatment often begins by avoiding or removing the trigger as well as using ...

Types include atopic dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and dishydrotic dermatitis. Symptoms may include dry skin, itchiness, cracking, and more. With dermatitis ...

Clinical Symptoms Symptoms of ICD may include burning ... and the kinetics of resolution may be slower ACD: Allergic contact dermatitis; ICD: Irritant contact dermatitis.

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal ...

Most patients did not have respiratory or mucosal symptoms. The authors postulated that protein contact dermatitis was a combined type I- and type IV-mediated allergic reaction to "proteins." ...

The researchers also demonstrated that scratching prompts pain-sensing neurons to release a chemical known as substance P, which triggers mast cells: cells involved in the immune system, causing ...

AD, The most common inflammatory skin disorder worldwide, is a highly heterogeneous condition with current treatments that do not address the multiple inflammatory pathways that cause its specific ...

These include STIs, other infections, psoriasis, scabies, contact dermatitis, and balanitis. Treatment will depend on the cause. Balanitis can cause symptoms such as itching, swelling, pain when ...

New research published in the journal Science uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model ...