Your Skin Is a Billboard For Hidden Illnesses. Here's How to Read It

– Skin is the largest and most visible organ in the human body, accounting for 15% of body ma

– It functions as a sunscreen, shield from germs, a reservoir of vitamin D, and regulates body temperature

– Skin rashes reflect disorders of gut, blood, hormones, and the heart

– Lyme disease rash, erythema migrans, is a hallmark of the disease and should prompt a visit to the doctor

– Purpura is a rash of small purple or red dots that may signal an issue with the walls of blood vessels or the blood within them

– Spider naevi is a recognizable shape that represents an issue within skin arterioles and can cause a spider-like pattern

– Black velvet is changes to the folds of the skin, especially around the armpits or neck, which may suggest a condition known as acanthosis nigrican

– These rashes are often benign and not associated with any specific condition

– If successfully treated, they may vanish with time, but can persist or reappear later.

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