sweat rash
Prickly heat irritation
Sweat rash is skin irritation caused by excessive sweating, typically appearing as small red bumps or prickly patches in areas where sweat collects—armpits, groin, under breasts, or in skin folds.
Also called heat rash or prickly heat.
The baby developed a sweat rash in the summer heat.
- miliariaSweat-induced skin eruption
- prickly heatSweat-related skin rash
- macerationSoftening by liquid immersion
- hot weatherHigh atmospheric temperatures
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
calamine lotion · corn starch · discomfort · occlusion · skin fold · humid environments · erythema · dermal · chafing · friction · itchiness · dermatitis · eczema · overheating · bumps · sticky · red · inflammation
- thermal disordersheatstroke, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, hyperthermia
cause/environmental trigger
sweat rashfrostbite
Freezing of body tissue
dry skin · chilblains · winter itch · cracked skin · windburn