miliaria

Itchy skin rash due to clogged sweat glands

Also known as sweat rash · eccrine miliaria · heat rash · prickly heat

Specialty: family medicine

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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. Like 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 because of their underdeveloped sweat glands.

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Subclass of: sweat gland disease
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1.Stated in Disease OntologyRetrieved 2020-11-30
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Different from: malaria applies to name of subject: miliaria · applies to name of object: malaria

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