Red dots may appear on your skin for various reasons, including acne, autoimmune conditions, insect bites, and viruses. They may stick around temporarily or pop up consistently on your skin. A ...

You can develop hyperpigmentation on your legs due to sun exposure, diabetes, and other health conditions. In some cases, irregular dark spots may be melanoma. Treatment can depend on the cause. If ...

Red or purple spots on your skin may be hives or acne. However, they can also indicate a health condition, including an infection or autoimmune disease. Your skin’s health and appearance shift ...

Let’s face it, any kind of flare-up – from acne to eczema – is frustrating. But, when your complexion concern is general red spots, with no immediately obvious cause, it can be incredibly annoying.

Those pinprick-red specks can unsettle even the calmest among us; here’s what doctors say and how to read the signs. Small, bright-red dots can pop up on your chest, arms or legs without warning. Many ...

A person may notice pinpoint dots on their skin for a number of reasons, ranging from heat exposure to an infectious disease. The dots may be red, skin-colored, gray, or darker than the person’s skin, ...

So you've got a red mark on your skin. Is it an allergic reaction? A stress rash? A thoughtful memento left by a month-old zit? A nasty ingrown hair—or, worse, a serious health hazard? Possibilities ...

You look at your body in the mirror and wait, where’d that new spot come from? Of course, your brain jumps to the worst possible conclusion: skin cancer. Before you freak out, you should know there ...

An athletic student was in for a shocking surprise when she found frecklelike spots suddenly appearing on her skin — and soon discovered she had blood cancer. Iowa resident Helaina Hillyard, 20, first ...