Wondering when to see a doctor with poison ivy? Most poison ivy rashes clear up on their own in one to three weeks with simple home care. Get checked by a provider when the rash spreads across a big area, reaches your face, eyes, or genitals, shows signs of infection
To identify poison ivy, look for clusters of three pointed, often shiny green leaflets on a low plant or climbing vine, which is where the old saying “leaves of three, let it be” comes from. Poison oak also grows in threes with more rounded, lobed leaves, while poison sumac stands
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