Test your health IQ: What's behind your toddler's rashes?
Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board Question:
Summer means picturesque picnics, hearty hikes, and dazzling
days at the beach — but it also means exposing your toddler's
skin to the elements. Can you match the following outdoor
irritants with the rash each one tends to cause?  1. Prickly
heatA. An itchy red rash that appears in lines or streaks 2.
Poison ivy, oak, or sumacB. A bull's-eye rash with raised red
edges and a pale center 3. Tick biteC. A bright red pimply rash
in the folds of the skin   Answer: 1C; 2A; 3B  1. If your
toddler suddenly develops a pimply red rash on his neck, under
his arms, or near the edges of his diaper, it's probably a heat
rash. Heat rash, also known as prickly heat, is a skin eruption
triggered by a combination of hot weather and humidity. The rash
shows up most often in the folds of the skin and on parts of the
body where clothing fits snugly, including the chest, stomach,
neck, crotch, and buttocks. If you