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Kids and adults may experience heat rash during the summer. Heat rash and prickly heat are themselves misnomers for the condition. There are multiple causes for this type of rash that occurs most frequently in hot weather. The rashes come in two types, one is the normal rash and the other is a hive that can be caused by allergies.
Heat rash typically occurs when the sweat glands can become blocked. Newborns and young children may experience a rash when a newly formed sweat gland ruptures. Adults can develop heat rash as well. Any activity that leads to excessive sweating may cause sweat glands to become clogged, as can overuse of ointments or creams. People who live in tropical climates experience prickly heat more frequently than the people who live in cooler climates. An adult forced to spend prolonged periods of time may also develop heat rash.
Adults can experience heat rash in folds of the skin, especially in the areas of skin where frequently rub against the outer layer of skin. Infants and children develop heat rash on the neck. Milaria, the term that doctors use to describe prickly heat or heat rash, usually occurs on the outermost layer of skin. Red bumps appear on the surface. Some people will experience a slight itch.
Prickly Heat rash usually goes away on its own within a few hours to a few days. A patient only needs to seek medical condition if a heat rash is accompanied by increased pain and swelling, if pus discharges from the rash, if the patient experiences a fever of chills, or if the patient experience swollen lymph nodes. These symptoms can be a symptom of a more serious problem. Because heat rash results from blocked sweat ducts, a person with heat rash is more likely to suffer from a case of heat exhaustion than a person who does not.
If you have a heat rash and experience dizziness, nausea, a headache and a rapid pulse see a doctor immediately. Heat exhaustion can be fatal, although it is easily treated. First aid for heat exhaustion involves lowering the temperature of the victim.
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