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Skin, Wounds & Stings

Rash Diagnosis & Treatment

Walk-in diagnosis and treatment for rashes — poison ivy, hives, shingles, eczema flares, and more. Same-visit care at three Roanoke Valley clinics.

Overview

What it is

Rashes are one of the most common reasons people walk into urgent care, and they come with an unusually wide range of causes: contact reactions like poison ivy, allergic hives, viral rashes, fungal infections, eczema flares, and shingles. Identifying the type matters because treatments differ — what helps eczema can worsen a fungal infection, and what soothes poison ivy does nothing for hives. A same-visit diagnosis keeps you from treating the wrong thing.

Symptoms

Common symptoms

Red, itchy, or bumpy patches of skin
Blisters or oozing (contact reactions like poison ivy)
Raised welts that come and go (hives)
Scaly, dry, or cracking patches (eczema or fungal)
A painful band of blisters on one side of the body (possible shingles)
Rash after a new medication, soap, food, or plant exposure

Ready to be seen today?

No appointment needed at any of our three clinics. Call ahead if you have questions — we will tell you honestly whether to walk in, see your primary care provider, or go to an emergency department.

Ready when you are

Not sure if we can help?

Call the clinic nearest you — our staff will tell you honestly whether to walk in, see your primary care provider, or go to an emergency department.