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Skin irritation

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Irritated skin is inflamed. It can be swollen, red, peeling, hurting, burning, injured, scratched, cut, bitten, a rash, or anything that causes irritation or inflammation. Skin allergies can also cause skin irritations.

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43 year experience in Internal Medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Skin

Is Symptom of

Contact dermatitis (rash)
Condition
Infected hair follicle (folliculitis)
Condition
Acne
Condition
Hives (urticaria)
Allergy
Roseola
Condition
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Is a Side Effect of

Tazarotene
Crotamiton
Docosanol
Clotrimazole and betamethasone
Tolnaftate
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Is a Complication of

Chemoradiation

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