Glossary for Facial rash

Medical terms related to Facial rash or mentioned in this section include:

• Acne Vulgaris: Another term for the common skin disorder called acne. Acne may occur just about anywhere on the body but is most common on the face, neck and back. The condition may be mild with just a few small spots or severe where large painful cysts develop. Acne generally results from dead skin blocking skin pores which results in infection.
• Allergic reaction: A hypersensitivity reaction produced by the body, which results in an exaggerated or inappropriate immune reaction to a particular substance.
• Angioedema: oedema of the skin, mucous and submucous tissues of the body
• Atopic dermatitis: Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation, and pruritis. Often hereditary and associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma.
• Bacterial meningitis: Bacterial meningitis is a form of meningitis caused by bacteria that normally lives in the mouth and throat. When the immune system is unable to supress this bacteria, it travels to the cerebrospinal spinal fluid in the brain. From there it affects the membranes surrounding the brain.
• Cellulitis: inflammation of the subcutaneous fat
• Cheek rash: An eruption on the skin of the cheek.
• Chickenpox: Common viral infection.
• Contact dermatitis: Skin reaction to an irritant
• Dandruff: Scaly and dry material that is shed from the scalp
• Dermatomyositis: A muscle disease characterized by chronic muscle inflammation resulting in progressive muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.
• Discoid lupus erythematosus: Form of lupus affecting the skin.
• Dry skin: Dryness, cracking or scaling of the skin.
• Eczema: Skin rash usually from allergic causes.
• Erysipelas: An infectious skin disease with symptoms such as redness, swelling, fever, large blisters and pain.
• Face symptoms: Symptoms affecting the face
• Facial itch: A sensation that causes a desire to scratch the skin of the face
• Facial rash in children:
• Folliculitis: An inflammatory reaction which occurs in the follicles
• HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
• Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
• Heat rash: Skin rash due to hot and humid weather
• Impetigo: Contagious skin rash from bacteria
• Lupus: Autoimmune disease with numerous effects on various organs and linings.
• Measles: Once common viral infection now rare due to vaccination.
• Molluscum contagiosum: Common wart-causing virus.
• Nose Rash: Rash occurring on or around the nose.
• Pemphigus Vulgaris: A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by blistering of the skin including the mucous membranes inside the mouth and esophagus.
• Perioral dermatitis: A rash consisting of itchy red bumps that occur around the mouth area. The cheeks and even eye area may eventually become involved. The cause of the condition is not well understood but topical glucocorticoids can dramatically worsen the condition or even cause the condition.
• Pityriasis Alba: A chronic skin condition affecting mostly children or adolescents. It involves hypopigmentation or lighter patches on the skin usually on the cheeks. The rash may be covered by fine skin flakes.
• Psoriasis: Chronic skin rash condition, usually red or silver and blistery.
• Q fever: A disease caused by Coxiella burnetti which causes fever, headache and muscle pain.
• Rash: Rash of any type affecting the skin.
• Red face: Red coloring, redness, or flushing of the face.
• Rosacea: Inflammatory rash affecting cheeks, nose, forehead, chin
• Skin problems: Any condition that affects the skin
• Skin symptoms: Symptoms affecting the skin.
• Slap-cheek syndrome: Viral infection where children get rosy cheeks.
• Smallpox: Dangerous virus now almost eliminated worldwide by vaccination.
• Syphilis: A sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria (Treponema pallidum). The condition is often asymptomatic in the early stages but one or more sores may be present in the early stages. Untreated syphilis usually results in remission of visible symptoms but further severe damage may occur to internal organs and other body tissues which can result in death.
• Tinea: A condition which is characterized by an infection caused by a fungus
• Tingling face: Tingling, burning, or pins-and-needles affecting the face
• Tingling skin: The occurrence of the sensation of tingling which occurs in the skin
• Weals: Drug reaction, allergy, infection, lupus, overactive thyroid, polycythemia, rheumatic fever, blisters, amyloidosis, progesterone increase, Still's Disease, pregnancy, vasculitis

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