Diaper rash is a common skin condition that frequently occurs in infants between four and fifteen months old. It is a form of eczema/ dermatitis/ skin irritation that develops underneath the infant’s diapers. It appears as bright, red and inflamed skin commonly on the buttocks of the infant. However, when the irritation is more severe, […]
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Chickenpox or varicella is a virus which usually affects children. The condition is distinguished by its red-colored blisters that are itchy that occur all throughout the body. In the past, chickenpox was common that it was considered as a childhood rite of passage. When the chickenpox vaccine was introduced back in the mid-1990s, the cases
Varicose veins (varicosities) are abnormally dilated, convoluted and superficial veins that appears visibly on the lower extremities which are primarily caused by incompetent venous valves. Most commonly, this condition occurs in the lower extremities and the lower trunk but can occur elsewhere in the body such as in the esophagus. Varicose veins are more common
Poison oak rashes are highly similar to rashes from poison ivy and poison sumac. All these three plants contain a sticky, oily resin called urushiol. Urushiol can be found in the plant’s leaves, stems and roots. It can remain active even upon adherence to other objects, such as clothing, equipment, tools, etc. and even in
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