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Spots: Introduction

Spots: The occurrence of spots. See free access online books about Spots below. See detailed information below for a list of 140 causes of Spots, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Spots

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Spots: Symptom Checker

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Spots Treatments

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Spots: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Spots

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Diagnostic Guides for Spots

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Spots from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Spots. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Spots

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Pustular rash
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
 

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hospitals & Clinics: Spots

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Misdiagnosis and Spots

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Spots

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Causes of Spots listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Spots as a symptom include:

See full list of 140 causes of Spots
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Spots:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Spots as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 6 medications causing Spots

Definitions of Spots:

Diseases in which skin eruptions or rashes are a prominent manifestation. Classically, six such diseases were described with similar rashes; they were numbered in the order in which they were reported. Only the fourth (Duke's disease), fifth (ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM), and sixth (EXANTHEMA SUBITUM) numeric designations survive as occasional synonyms in current terminology.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Spots

The list below shows some of the causes of Spots mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Spots?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Spots. Of the 140 causes of Spots that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 6 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 132 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 140 causes of Spots

Conditions listing symptoms: Spots:

The following list of conditions have 'Spots' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • Kaposi's Sarcoma ... brown spots, red-purple spots in mouth, dark spots, red-purple spots on legs, red-purple spots on arms, reddish-purple spots, ulcerating spots

    P

  • Psoriasis ... small red patches

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  • Causes of Spots Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Spots based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    What are the alternative names for Spots:

    Rash, Cutaneous eruption, Dermatosis, Exanthema, Nonspecific skin eruption, Skin lesions (miscellaneous), Skin rash
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Spots:

    Medical Conditions associated with Spots:

    Acne (43 causes), Sores (397 causes), Rash (930 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes)

    Symptoms related to Spots:

    Skin rash (930 causes), Skin ulcers, Skin color changes (1649 causes), Skin pigmentation (50 causes), 5-Azacytidine, Abacavir, Acetylcysteine, Acipimox, Albendazole, Allergic contact dermatitis, Allopurinol, Altretamine, Amiloride, Aminoglutethimide, Amiodarone

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