A patient recently came into our dermatology clinic with a rash and a story similar to many others. He had been camping with friends a few days earlier and helped carry some logs to stoke the fire.

Well over half of the human population is sensitive to poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. Rashes usually peak in early ...

It’s nearly summertime, but before you go outside to enjoy the warmer weather and get out your gardening tools, remember to keep your eye out for poison ivy. Poison ivy, which causes an allergic ...

Poison ivy often grows in cities and suburbs, not just forests. It appears in every U.S. state except Alaska and Hawaii. If you are not sure whether a plant is poison ivy, stay away anyway to keep ...

While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that lasts ...

Poison ivy belongs to the same plant family, Anacardiaceae, as mangos and cashews. All three of these plants produce urushiol, the compound that causes the itchy rash. People who chew the mango flesh ...

Spring officially arrived on March 20, but for many gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts, the real start of spring occurs the first time the telltale itching, skin rash and blistering appear after ...

As important as poison ivy is for wildlife, it’s important for people to be able to identify the plant, even for those who ...