Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Red spots on the skin can appear for a variety of reasons, ranging from harmless to ...

Red spots on the skin can be alarming, especially when they appear suddenly or without explanation. While many of these spots ...

Petechiae form a type of rash that results from bleeding under the skin. It shows as red or purple spots that measure 2 millimeters or less across, but they may join together to make larger ...

You only need to see a general practitioner if you want them removed for cosmetic reasons. But where do these red spots on the skin actually come from? Red, small nodules on the skin that weren’t ...

Vascular birthmarks are often pink-, purple-, or red-colored skin markings that develop before or shortly after birth. Pigmented birthmarks are skin markings that are present at birth. The marks ...