Causes of Non-Itchy Rash

Causes of Non-Itchy Rash

The rashes in below listed disorders are usually not itchy.

• Acne (may occasionally itch)
• Actinic (solar) keratosis (may occasionally itch)
• Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome - abdominal stretch marks  (rare)
• Bejel (a form of non-sexually transmitted syphilis) : non-itchy mouth and skin sores, caused by a bacterium Treponema,  transmitted via utensils, mainly among children in the Middle East and Africa
• Birthmarks
• Campbell-De Morgan spots are small, red, raised, cherry angiomas, few mm in diameter, appearing on arms, neck, upper chest and back; they are common, harmless, and easy to remove with a laser
• Hemangioma – Port-wine stain
• Infectious mononucleosis
• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Keratosis pilaris – goose bumps (rarely may itch)
• Lactate dehydrogenase deficiency is a genetic disease with an exercise intolerance
• Roseola is a viral disease appearing in small children
• Salmon patch is a pink discoloration, commonly appearing in infants on the nape of the neck or forehead, spontaneously disappearing until the end of the first year of life
• Scars (may occasionally itch)
• Skin tags - soft harmless lesions that hang off the skin
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Warts (rarely may itch)

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Article reviewed by Dr. Greg. Last updated on January 26, 2010