Monkeypox has now spread to at least 75 countries with over 5,000 cases in the United States and more than 800 cases in California as of July 31, according to the California Department of Health.

The recent monkeypox outbreak has seen many headlines for the painful rash that it causes. And with those headlines comes a lot of confusion and curiosity about how a monkeypox rash typically appears.

Monkeypox causes a rash that can look similar to other illnesses such as acne, herpes or syphilis. Two dermatologists told Insider the key differences between monkeypox and seven other rashes.

A 3-year-old girl who is in the maintenance phase of chemotherapy for leukemia is seen for a moderately painful rash on her ...

A rash inside the mouth may be the newest symptom of SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a research letter published online July 15 in JAMA Dermatology. The mucocutaneous lesions appeared in patients ...

A growing number of people have reported developing unexpected skin rashes during or after a COVID-19 infection, leading ...

Since the first U.S. case of monkeypox was reported in Massachusetts in May, the number of confirmed cases in the United States has risen to more than 10,000. Though we know much about how the virus ...

When you press down on your skin for a few seconds and move your finger away, does that area of skin look lighter before it returns to its normal color? This is called blanching. Some social media ...

Dr. Erica S. Shenoy: A 20-year-old man was evaluated in the emergency department of this hospital because of a diffuse pustular rash that had progressed over a period of several days. Three days ...

Black patients have a three- to five-fold increased incidence of primary chronic cutaneous lupus vs. white patients, but are often completely missing from training materials and most images of ...

Celiac disease can cause a person to develop an itchy, blistering rash on their skin, known as dermatitis herpetiformis. Following a gluten-free diet typically resolves symptoms of a celiac disease ...

Monkeypox has now spread to at least 28 Florida counties as of Aug. 8, with 938 confirmed or probable cases according to the Florida Department of Health. That's a jump of 496 probable or confirmed ...