Sweat rash refers to prickly heat. The difference between prickly heat and sweat rash lies in the etiology, location of occurrence and clinical symptoms.
1. Etiology: prickly heat is mainly caused by the blockage of sweat ducts, the basic causes include sweat duct underdevelopment, staying in a hot and stuffy environment for a long time. The occurrence of sweat rash is related to local allergies, skin ringworm infection and other reasons.
2. Prevalent parts: prickly heat can be divided into white prickly heat, red prickly heat, pus prickly heat and deep prickly heat, etc. White prickly heat occurs in the trunk and skin folds; red prickly heat occurs in the armpits, elbows, forehead, etc.; pus prickly heat occurs in the neck, skin folds, etc.; and deep prickly heat occurs in the neck, limbs, trunk, etc. However, sweat herpes mainly occurs in the neck, limbs, trunk, etc.. However, sweat rash mainly occurs on the hands and feet.
3. Clinical symptoms: The clinical symptoms of prickly heat are mainly manifested as small blisters, pimples or papules on the skin, which may be accompanied by tingling, itching, headache, fever, dizziness and other symptoms. Sweat herpes, on the other hand, is a blister that can appear on the hands and feet with intense itching, which can be accompanied by a burning sensation, excessive sweating of the hands and feet, and other symptoms.
Prickly heat and herpes sweat are two different diseases, patients need to go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, to clarify the specific causes of the disease.