Toasted skin” syndrome can occur when using a heating pad a lot, but is it serious? Experts explain everything to know.

Laptops, heating pads and space heaters on bare skin can lead to erythema ab igne, or toasted skin syndrome, experts say.

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Toasted skin syndrome, better known scientifically as erythema ab igne, most often appears as an itchy or burning rash that can cause discoloration. TikTokers like @maxandwell_ also say toasted skin ...

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Miliaria rubra is a type of heat rash or prickly heat that happens when sweat becomes trapped under the skin. Children tend to get it more than adults because their sweat glands are still developing.

They also carry waste away from your organs and tissues. Petechiae sometimes appear in clusters and may look like a rash. If you have tiny red, purple, or brown spots on your skin, they could be ...