Strom noted that in addition to heating pads, modern sources of toasted skin syndrome include space heaters, electric blankets and laptops. The classic EAI symptom is a rash that forms in a ...

The rash is caused by long-term exposure to heat, especially low-level heat. This is why electric heated blankets can be so damaging. However, you can also get it from a laptop or a heating pad as ...

Using a hot water bottle, heating pad or other external heat source can ... Rzeszutko said it can cause a skin rash, of sorts. "It would present as this little lacy skin change that you can ...

When a 60-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain shows positive Carnett’s and pinch signs, physicians suspect ACNES — but ...