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Symptoms of Hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating that is greater than the body needs for temperature control . The main symptoms are persistent moisture on the palms, soles, underarms, face, or other areas, sweating that begins easily or without an obvious trigger, and sweat production that can interfere with daily tasks. These symptoms arise from overactivity…
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Symptoms of Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa most often causes recurrent painful lumps, deep nodules, abscesses, draining tunnels, and scarring in areas where skin rubs together, such as the armpits, groin, buttocks, and under the breasts. These symptoms arise because the condition is not just a superficial skin rash. It reflects a chronic inflammatory process centered on hair follicles, followed…
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Symptoms of Herpes zoster
Herpes zoster, also called shingles, produces a characteristic cluster of symptoms that usually begins with pain, burning, tingling, or itching in a limited area of skin, followed by a unilateral rash made up of small fluid-filled blisters. The symptoms arise because the dormant varicella-zoster virus reactivates in a sensory nerve ganglion, injures the nerve fibers…
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Symptoms of Herpes simplex
What are the symptoms of Herpes simplex? The condition most often causes clusters of painful or burning blisters, tingling or itching before the lesions appear, and temporary soreness in the affected area. Some people also develop fever, swollen lymph nodes, headache, or general malaise during a first episode. These symptoms arise because the herpes simplex…
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Symptoms of Hand, foot, and mouth disease
Hand, foot, and mouth disease commonly causes fever, mouth pain, sore throat, and a rash or blisters on the hands, feet, and sometimes the buttocks or legs. The symptoms reflect a short viral illness in which the virus infects the lining of the throat and mouth, then spreads into the skin and nearby tissues, producing…
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Symptoms of Furuncle
The symptoms of a furuncle usually begin with a small, tender red bump centered on a hair follicle and then progress to a deeper, swollen, painful nodule that may fill with pus and eventually drain. These symptoms arise from a localized bacterial infection, most often involving Staphylococcus aureus , which triggers inflammation in and around…
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Symptoms of Gastric Reflux
The symptoms of gastric reflux are most often a burning sensation behind the breastbone, sour or bitter fluid rising into the throat or mouth, chest discomfort, belching, and irritation of the throat. These symptoms arise when stomach contents move upward into the esophagus and sometimes beyond it, exposing tissues that are not built to tolerate…