{"id":3516,"date":"2023-01-25T15:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3.224.65.35\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2023-04-09T10:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T15:29:39","slug":"what-is-this-rash-an-overview-of-common-rashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umedoc.com\/es\/what-is-this-rash-an-overview-of-common-rashes\/","title":{"rendered":"What is This Rash? An Overview of Common Rashes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Skin rashes are a common chief complaint in many ERs, urgent cares, and primary care clinics. Luckily, due to the advent of vaccines, many diseases that cause rashes, such as measles and rubeola, are almost never seen anymore. In the elderly population, it is also less likely to see the \u201csandpaper\u201d pink rash that can occasionally follow a strep throat infection \u2013 young people are more likely to suffer from this bacterial illness. However, there are still many skin rashes that people of all ages are vulnerable to, so this writing will attempt to describe their signs and symptoms as best as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A large problem in the elderly population is polypharmacy \u2013 being on many different prescription or over-the-counter drugs that can interact with each other and cause side effects. Sometimes, if the body does not react well to a certain drug, it can break out in a rash usually simply referred to as \u201cdrug rash\u201d. This rash will begin as pink or purple spots, that then spread all over the body and merge together. Stopping the drug will usually get rid of the rash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n