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Last reviewed: 06.07.2025

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Red spots are rarely an independent manifestation, in most cases they act as a sign of a more serious disease. They accompany mainly infectious and inflammatory processes. In children, they appear mainly due to infectious diseases. In women, they are often observed with endocrine imbalance, in men - as a result of the development of an infectious, inflammatory process, intoxication of the body. They also often occur against the background of reduced immunity, increased sensitization of the body. In the absence of treatment, they can merge with each other, form conglomerates, fill with liquid. Often cause a systemic effect on the body.
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Red spots on the body and liver disease
If the spots on the body do not go away on their own for a long time, they indicate liver pathologies. The digestive and vegetative-vascular systems also suffer. Poor functioning of all internal organs manifests itself in the form of redness, which varies greatly in size and shape. In this case, professional advice is extremely important. In no case should you self-medicate, you need to contact a specialist and get a full consultation. Therapy, as a rule, is etiological, aimed at eliminating the cause. Complex therapy is required.
Red spots on the body with hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is accompanied by damage to the upper layers of the skin. Redness is formed. It is a consequence of intoxication and infectious damage to the liver.
Red spots as a symptom of lichen on the body
The main location of lichen spots is the scalp. They are round and flaky. If left untreated, they can fall off and form another source of infection. In this case, the body's natural defense mechanisms are significantly disrupted.
Red spots on the body due to allergies
Absolutely any external irritant acts as an allergen: pollen, fungal spores, food, animal hair, chemical agents. You need to contact a specialist as soon as they appear, otherwise there is a high risk of progression of the disease. The greatest danger is that anaphylactic shock can develop: blood pressure drops sharply, the person loses consciousness. Hypoxia, collapse, respiratory function is suppressed. All this occurs against the background of a sharp swelling of the lips, oral cavity, trachea. The most dangerous is pulmonary edema. Wheezing, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, tightness in the chest appear. Body temperature can rise sharply.
Red spots on the body with hives
Urticaria is an allergic disease accompanied by a severe rash. require emergency care, since the risk of developing anaphylactic shock always remains. It should also be taken into account that against the background of increased allergization of cells, reactions develop much faster, any allergen can cause an allergic reaction.
Red spots on the body with dermatitis
Red spots are one of the main symptoms of dermatitis. In addition to spots, itching, peeling, and skin thickening appear. Most often, these manifestations make themselves known in winter, while in spring and summer they are much less pronounced. Symptoms can be eliminated with the help of hormonal ointments. Antiallergic drugs are taken internally.
Red spots on the body like moles
They may indicate a latent course of herpesvirus infection. In this case, such an infection proceeds latently. A person may not even suspect his disease. Often, moles are the first sign of pathology. In order to detect the virus in a timely manner, it is necessary to conduct an analysis for latent infections.
Red spots on the body from sweat
Sweat contains a large number of different substances, including urea and ammonia. These substances can cause severe skin irritation, as well as inflammation, if hygiene rules are not followed for a long time, and no attempts are made to treat them. With increased sweating, red spots appear very quickly and do not go away for a long time. They are especially intense in the folds of the skin: in the armpits, groin area. It is recommended to wipe the skin with drying agents, as well as use talc or special drying powders.
Red spots on the body due to fungal diseases
The development of fungus very often leads to the appearance of red spots. They cover the entire surface of the body. This can be candidiasis, lichen, and other diseases that develop mainly when a person's immunity decreases or dysbacteriosis develops.
Red spots on the body with diabetes
Metabolism is disrupted, so dysbacteriosis and fungi often develop. The permeability of blood vessels decreases, and their fragility increases. Often, spots in diabetes are accompanied by itching and burning, especially if a person is characterized by excessive excitability of the nervous system.
The manifestation can be reduced to a minimum by using a contrast shower. It is also necessary to maintain immunity, exercise, and carry out various procedures that will increase the body's resistance and strengthen endurance. It is important to strengthen blood vessels. Breathing exercises, relaxation, and meditation practices have proven themselves well in this regard.
Red spots on the body with psoriasis
Psoriasis is characterized by large, intense rashes. At first, they may be asymptomatic, after which they manifest themselves with severe itching and burning. They are located mainly in the folds, in places where there is a large area of the extensor surface. They are characterized by the ability to grow. The main complaint of patients is severe peeling. The disease is severe, the etiology and pathogenesis have not been fully studied.
Red spots on the body with a cold
Colds often entail rashes, which is a consequence of reduced immunity. They can also appear on the body if the normal ratio of microflora is disrupted. For example, against the background of dysbacteriosis, pathogenic microflora can be activated, and normal microflora can be reduced. Therapy: antiviral drugs, analgesics.
Red spots on the body with herpes
Herpes is a virus that persists in the blood for a long time, being in an inactive form. But with reduced immunity, accompanying negative factors, activation occurs, which manifests itself in the form of a viral process. The causative agent of chickenpox is also one of the viruses of the Herpes group ( herpes zoster ). Chickenpox is mainly suffered in childhood, after which a stable lifelong immunity is formed.
Then, after the transferred form, a person can suffer from a latent form of herpesvirus infection. In this case, the temperature rises, spots appear under the arms, in the intercostal areas. Gradually they spread, fill with watery contents, the temperature rises.
Red spots on the body with HIV
A sharp decrease in immunity can lead to the progression of the infectious process. Fungal infection often appears, and an inflammatory process joins in. Hormonal levels change dramatically. All this contributes to changes in metabolism. Metabolic processes in the skin change, tone decreases, and capillary permeability increases.
Red spots on the body after antibiotics
Dysbacteriosis develops. It is this that causes the development of spots. The number of opportunistic microflora is significantly reduced. Pathogenic microflora develops in its place, sometimes a fungus. Fungus, when generalized, can lead to the formation of red spots.
Red spots on the body from the sun
If itching and spots appear on a person's skin under the influence of sunlight, photodermatosis is diagnosed. This disease refers to a condition in which the level of histamine in the skin increases, redness, itching, irritation appear, it can peel, and flake. It is recommended not to be in the sun, wear closed clothing in the summer, sunbathe less, and always use sunscreen.
Red spots on the body with syphilis
Syphilis is a venereal disease. It is caused by a microorganism (treponema pallidum). The infection develops, the genitals are affected, the inflammatory process occurs, and discharge occurs. Erosion develops, which becomes inflamed and gradually develops into an ulcer.
Red spots on the body due to nervous tension, stress, anxiety
Red spots often appear in humans against the background of increased excitability of the nervous system. Itching can appear as a consequence of various disorders. Redness can occur with excessive overexertion, with constant stress, if a person is systematically exposed to stress factors, is constantly in nervous tension, does not relax enough, does not rest, if a sudden strong stress factor has acted. The trigger can be an accident, emergency, attack, or unpleasant news.
Red spots on the body after sex
The cause may be an individual reaction to sexual arousal. There is a sharp surge of hormones. The blood vessels expand significantly, metabolic processes in the skin layers intensify, and redness appears.
The cause may also be a reaction to sperm, which contains many components, including prostaglandins, which have various effects, including promoting rashes.
Red spots on the body after a shower, sauna, swimming pool
After contact with water, many people develop red spots, which indicates skin sensitization and hypersensitivity, a possible allergy to water, or more precisely, the disinfectants contained in it. Chlorine is often added to the water, causing a corresponding reaction.
Such phenomena develop under the influence of cosmetics, soap, shampoos. Some may have an individual reaction to cold and hot temperatures, with a sharp contrast. With vegetative-vascular dystonia - this is how a vascular reaction manifests itself, in which the vessels do not fully adapt to environmental conditions.
If red spots after contact with water are most intense in the neck area, it is appropriate to talk about pityriasis versicolor. Acidified water is required for its treatment and elimination. In swimming pools and under the shower, water usually contains alkali, so the situation is aggravated. A similar picture can be observed with atopic dermatitis, which, in addition to redness, is characterized by burning.
Red spots on the body from water
Chlorine, which is used to purify tap water, and other impurities that are part of the water, cause a strong allergic reaction. It causes irritation in almost all people.
Red spots on the body after alcohol
Some people experience an allergic reaction after drinking even a small amount of alcohol. The condition is often called an increased individual reaction to alcohol (a reaction to ethyl alcohol, which is the basis of drinks).
Less often, a reaction to auxiliary substances, dyes included in the alcoholic beverage may be observed. In this case, there is an intensive production of antibodies to combat the allergen. An intense inflammatory process develops. Less often, an autoimmune pathology may develop, with excessive activity of immune complexes and the production of a large number of antibodies. Low-quality alcohol can cause intoxication of the body and contribute to the development of skin lesions.
Red spots on the body after beer
Beer can cause such a reaction only if it is light. Biochemists, bacteriologists and doctors do not recommend drinking light beer, since it is a product of incomplete fermentation. By drinking light beer, we create conditions in the gastrointestinal tract for its further fermentation, as a result of which the intestinal microflora is disrupted, metabolic processes and the entire biochemical cycle of a person are disrupted. At the same time, a large load is placed on the liver, kidneys, heart of a person, the stomach and intestines suffer, the composition of the blood is disrupted.
Dark beer is a product of complete fermentation of wort, as a result of which the appropriate microflora is established, useful for the human gastrointestinal tract. Vitamins are formed.
Red spots on the body after eating
After eating, they indicate dysfunction in the gastrointestinal tract. They progress with gastritis, as well as abnormal secretion of gastric and intestinal juices, with peristalsis and motility disorders. They can appear with the development of congestion in the stomach and intestines.
Red spots appeared on the body after a tanning bed
Solariums use infrared radiation, which has a negative effect on the skin. In many people, it can cause an allergic reaction (in the form of rashes, redness, irritation). People prone to photodermatitis, contact dermatitis are more susceptible to such reactions.
Red spots on the body from clothes
Clothing can be irritating if the fabric is synthetic rather than natural, causing an intense allergic reaction.