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Blockage of the sweat glands, usually due to environmental heat and humidity, causes them to be red and inflamed. This finding is typical of prickly heat.
(From S Weinberg, Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 3 ed, 1998, McGraw-Hill, Fig. 12; with permission.)