Blisters can be formed through various mechanisms, including friction, heat, irritation, and allergies. Let's take a closer look at each of these processes: A palm with blisters Blisters, those small ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon is Sunday and runners have been preparing for quite a while. And along with all that training can come blisters. How do blisters form? Gross to think ...

BLISTERS MIGHT NOT seem like a big deal—until you get one and remember how debilitating they can be. These painful skin lesions are caused by friction when your skin rubs against your shoes, says ...

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After a record run, you may notice a tiny red bubble on your foot. Don’t panic. This is likely just a blood blister and not a cause for concern. Instead of being filled with clear fluid like a ...

Did you know that a person with a cold sore could be contagious for 15 days? Cold sores are a group of tiny, painful blisters caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV1, HSV2). They’re also called fever ...

For most, summertime shine is a welcome change after a cold winter, but the summer heat comes with its own dangers. Heat rash is something that adults, children and infants can experience when sweat ...

Wondering how a blister forms? The sixth edition of the textbook Wilderness Medicine can explain. Assuming you remember your physics, that is. The typical hiker will likely read this, scratch their ...

Bullous myringitis, sometimes called infectious myringitis, is a condition where painful blisters (“bullae”) form in the ear, specifically along the tympanic membrane inside the ear. Both children and ...