A few months ago, I got hit with what my dermatologist called a “pretty severe” allergic reaction: The lower half of my face was hot to the touch and as red as a stop sign. And if that wasn’t enough, ...

The excitement of trying a new skincare product can quickly turn into disappointment when redness, itching, or irritation appears hours later. Whether it’s a promising eye cream, revolutionary serum, ...

It’s an all too common scenario: You’re excited to try your new skincare product, whether it’s an eye cream, serum, moisturizer, or body cream, and slather it all over, only to find yourself with a ...

Skin tests for allergies include skin prick testing, intradermal testing, and skin patch testing. Skin tests are generally safe but can cause irritation or, rarely, a severe allergic reaction called ...

Skin allergies are common and often frustrating to diagnose. But new technology could soon help change that. Dr. Alison Bruce, a dermatologist at the Mayo Clinic, is helping to develop an artificial ...

When comparing patients with skin of color with White patients, significantly different positivity rates were observed in Black, Asian, and Hispanic patients to 14, 5, and 4 of the top 30 most ...

Lane Dermatology is offering patch testing to identify substances that may be causing a skin rash or contact dermatitis. The patch testing procedure is simple and painless, a news release said. The ...

How reliable is abacavir skin-patch testing when deciding whether to restart treatment with abacavir in patients who discontinued that drug because of a suspected hypersensitivity reaction? The simple ...