miliaria
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Miliaria, commonly known as heat rash, sweat rash, or prickly heat, is a skin disease marked by small, itchy rashes due to sweat trapped under the skin by clogged sweat-gland ducts. Similar to sunburn, miliaria is common in hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer. Although it affects people of all ages, it is especially common in children and infants due to their underdeveloped sweat glands.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Miliaria
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Sweat rash, heat rash, prickly heat
- Medical condition (new).image
- Miliaria rubra mild.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Typical red spots on chest, neck, and shoulders, caused by miliaria rubra
- Medical condition (new).field
- Dermatology
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Research
583 papers- Miliaria crystallina.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2023
- Miliaria.Cutis · 1995
- Miliaria.2026
- Miliaria Crystallina.The New England journal of medicine · 2023
- Miliaria profunda.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1996
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- C34820
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- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:1382
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- Miliaria (disease)
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Types
- Miliaria crystallina
- Miliaria rubra
- Miliaria profunda
- Miliaria pustulosa
- Postmiliarial hypohidrosis
- Tropical anhidrotic asthenia
- Occlusion miliaria
- Colloid milium
- Pathophysiology
- Prevention
- Treatment
- See also
- References
- External links
Miliaria, commonly known as heat rash, sweat rash, or prickly heat, is a skin disease marked by small, itchy rashes due to sweat trapped under the skin by clogged sweat-gland ducts. Similar to sunburn, miliaria is common in hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer. Although it affects people of all ages, it is especially common in children and infants due to their underdeveloped sweat glands.
==Signs and symptoms==