{"id":236,"date":"2022-09-28T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:52:58","slug":"rashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/medical-dermatology\/rashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/\">\u2190 Back to Medical Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Need to be seen quickly?<\/strong> Same-day and next-day appointments may be available for a worsening or spreading rash. See our <a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/urgent-dermatology\/\">urgent dermatology appointments<\/a> page or call <a href=\"tel:+15162468800\">(516) 246-8800<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A rash is a symptom, not a diagnosis, and guessing at it can delay the right treatment.<\/p>\n<p>We start by listening to when it began, where it spread, what it feels like, recent exposures or medications, and what you have already tried.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the pattern, we may use examination, testing, biopsy, or a treatment trial to get to the cause and help settle it down.<\/p>\n<h2>How We Evaluate a Rash<\/h2>\n<h3>When should a rash be evaluated?<\/h3>\n<p>See a dermatologist when a rash is persistent, rapidly spreading, recurrent, painful, significantly itchy, associated with fever, or not responding to reasonable home care.<\/p>\n<h3>When is it an emergency?<\/h3>\n<p>Seek emergency care for trouble breathing, swelling of the tongue or throat, widespread blistering or skin peeling, severe illness with a rapidly spreading rash, eye or mouth involvement, or signs of a serious infection.<\/p>\n<h3>How are rashes diagnosed?<\/h3>\n<p>Diagnosis depends on appearance, distribution, timing, exposures, medications, symptoms, and medical history. Testing may include skin scraping, culture, patch testing, blood work, or biopsy when needed.<\/p>\n<h3>How are rashes treated?<\/h3>\n<p>Treatment is directed at the cause and may include moisturizers, topical anti-inflammatory medications, antihistamines, antifungal or antibacterial therapy, medication changes, or systemic treatment for more severe inflammatory disease.<\/p>\n<h3>Related conditions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/contact-dermatitis-poison-ivy\/\">Contact Dermatitis &amp; Poison Ivy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/fungal-skin-nail-infections\/\">Fungal Skin &amp; Nail Infections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Related reading from Borealis<\/h3>\n<p>Explore these articles for more background and questions to discuss at your visit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/urgent-dermatology\/\">Urgent and same-day dermatology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-long-is-too-long-for-a-rash\/\">When a rash needs a dermatologist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/poison-ivy-eczema-spring-allergy-rash-difference\/\">Telling poison ivy, eczema, and allergy rashes apart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/tick-bite-skin-rash-lyme-disease-long-island-summer\/\">Tick bites and Lyme disease rashes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background:#F2F8FC;border-left:4px solid #2386BB;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><strong>Need to be seen quickly?<\/strong> Same-day and next-day <a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/urgent-dermatology\/\">urgent dermatology appointments<\/a> may be available at our <a href=\"\/locations\/garden-city\/\">Garden City<\/a>, <a href=\"\/locations\/syosset\/\">Syosset<\/a> and <a href=\"\/locations\/bellerose\/\">Bellerose<\/a> offices. Call <a href=\"tel:+15162468800\">(516) 246-8800<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/l.klara.com\/b8jVLrQpaCXKPX7F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-service-back-bottom=\"1\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #d7d7d7\"><a href=\"\/medical-dermatology\/\">\u2190 Back to Medical Dermatology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dermatology evaluation for persistent or worsening rashes, including eczema, contact dermatitis, infections, medication reactions and other causes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-dermatology"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/shqUFp-rashes","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borealisderm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_1836035332.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6448,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions\/6448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borealisderm.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}