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Poison ivy looks like ivy. Each tendril of ivy ends in three leaves which are almond shaped. Color ranges from light green (usually the younger leaves) to dark green (mature leaves). Leaves can be as long as 10 or 12 inches long, but are usually 4-6 inches long when they are mature. Each leaf has a FEW teeth along its edge, and the leaf surface is SMOOTH. To compare, blackberry and raspberry leaves also come in threes, but they have MANY teeth along the leaf edge, and the top surface of their leaves are very wrinkled where the veins are. The stem and vine are smooth, brown and woody, while blackberry stems are green with thorns.

Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, vine can look like poison ivy. The younger leaves can come in groups of three but have a few more serrations along the leaf edge, and the leaf surface is somewhat wrinkled. Virginia creeper and poison ivy very often grow together, even on the same tree.

The skin rash, featuring fluid-filled blisters and reddened areas that itch intensely, is caused by an irritating oil, urushiol. Urushiol binds to skin cell walls, changing their configuration, so that the body's immune system no longer recognizes these cells as belonging to the body and attacks them as foreign. Some people are susceptible to the rash, and others aren't, but reactions can change during a person's lifetime. Someone who was formerly not subject to it may become very sensitive, and vice versa.

Dermatlas: Dermatology Image Collections
Includes an online Dermatology Quiz that allows trainees to test their diagnostic skills. Compiled, reviewed, scored and updated by physicians of the Johns Hopkins University.
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Consumer health resource center providing information remedies for bruises. From eMedicine Health.
Consumer Guide To Laser Hair Removal
Detailed Information for patients regarding laser hair removal from the American Institutes of Laser Medicine and the Institute of Laser Medicine.
Health Care Book: Dermatology
Symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment, divided by specific conditions.
Natural Healthlink
Detailed information on acne. Also treatment and herbs, nutritional supplements and dietary changes that may be helpful.

Medical references skin rash