Dr Bernadette Carr answers your questions on prickly heat rash and verrucas

Q: I am a woman in my 40s and last year on holidays I got a rash on my neck that I think was prickly heat. I will be going away in a couple of weeks. What would you suggest?

A: Prickly heat rash can be very uncomfortable and I can understand your wanting to avoid a repeat. Prickly heat (miliaria rubra) is a common skin condition that occurs in some people when they sweat more than usual and the sweat glands become blocked.

There are thousands of sweat glands that lie just below the surface of the skin. These make sweat, which travels though the sweat duct and out on to the surface of the skin.