Medically reviewed by Leah Ansell, MD Key Takeaways Mottled skin is a bluish-red pattern under the skin caused by reduced ...

A heated blanket or heating pad might keep you warm in the cold winter months, but experts are warning of a potential danger. Several heated blanket users have shared their own experiences with the ...

Toasted skin syndrome (TSS) is a skin condition that occurs following chronic exposure to moderate heat or infrared radiation. Another name for this condition is “erythema ab igne”, which is Latin for ...

Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit. Doing it a lot can lead to "toasted-skin syndrome," an ...

CHICAGO -- Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit. Doing it a lot can lead to "toasted skin ...

Poikiloderma (POY-kil-o-derma) is a word that means mottled skin, from the Greek poikilos for mottled, and –derma for skin.