Burning Skin Sensation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

A burning feeling on the skin can come from irritation, allergy, inflammation, infection, nerve irritation, or an underlying medical issue.  It may appear with redness, itching, rash, swelling, blisters, tingling, numbness, or pain, but it can also happen when the skin looks normal.  Possible causes include contact dermatitis, rosacea, eczema, shingles, neuropathy, vitamin deficiencies, medication […]

Blood Spots Under Skin: Causes and Treatment

Blood spots appear when small blood vessels, called capillaries, break and leak blood beneath the skin. These spots may look red, purple, brown, or dark, and they often stay flat rather than turning white when pressed. The term blood spots under skin can include petechiae, which are pinpoint dots, or purpura, which appears as larger […]