The Symptoms of Prickly Heat Rash

Heat rash known as prickly heat and miliaria is a condition that has been associated with babies who are bundled up too tightly and become overheated. However, adults even in Montreal and the rest of North America can get heat rash as well. Heat rash is a summer time ailment in Montreal and comes with hot and humid weather. Montreal summers are very hot and humid and with the climate change getting worse all the time.

Heat rash happens when perspiration is trapped under the skin and the sweat ducts are blocked. The rash can be blisters or they can be deep red lumps. They can be itchy or prickly; hence the name prickly heat.

Most heat rash goes away in time, though some severe cases will need medical treatment. The best prevention is to keep your body cool so it does not sweat.

Symptoms of heat rash

In children

The rash will appear mostly on the neck, chest and shoulders, but may also appear in the groin, elbow creases, and armpits.

In adults

The rash appears under flaps of skin such as the under the breast in women, and where clothing causes friction such as in a waist band area.

Source:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heat-rash/DS01058/DSECTION=symptoms