When vasculitis affects the skin, it can cause red or purple spots to develop. It may also cause ulcers or blisters. A vasculitis rash can become painful or itchy. Vasculitis is an inflammation ...

A strange rash that looks like reddish, brownish, or purplish pinprick red dots on the skin or a purple rash that looks like a bruise needs medical attention. A meningitis rash is a telltale ...

An HIV rash can be itchy or painful. It generally appears red in people with lighter skin tones or dark brown, purple, or red in people with darker skin tones. A rash caused by acute HIV infection ...

Heliotrope rash is caused by dermatomyositis (DM), a rare connective tissue disease. People with this disease have a violet or bluish-purple rash that develops on areas of the skin. They can also ...

A heliotrope rash is a reddish purple rash on or around the eyelids. It can look patchy and may accompany a swollen eyelid. It is a characteristic of dermatomyositis. Other risk factors include ...

Hives may not always look red on darker skin ... it often presents as dark brown, purple or gray patches on Black skin. These areas may also be thickened, scaly or extremely dry.

As Covid-19 started to spread across the United States earlier this year, dermatology offices began to see suspicious signs on some patients’ skin: Red or purple toes, itchy hives, mottled bumps ...

When a tick embeds in your skin, the site may appear red or purple. After the bite, a skin rash is common, especially in the ...