A member asked:

Everytime i take a shower, i come out with red blotches/patches all over my face and chest. it also happeneds when i sweat in the heat of the sun.

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

See below: Heat can dilate your blood vessels, so if you are having a hot shower, the areas which get hit the most by water will get red caused by dilation of those blood vessels.

Answered 9/13/2013

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Dr. Steve Springer answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Love the Heat: You may be having what is called "heat-induced urticaria". Not a definitive thing because there are other possibilities. Do some reading and check out the physical findings and see if they line up. Treatment is fairly straight forward.

Answered 6/14/2014

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