Skin Conditions

Skin can get infected by bacteria, viruses, fungus and parasites. Discuss topics related to bacterial infections (cellulitis, folliculitis, boils, and carbuncles, Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome); fungal infections (Candidiasis — yeast Infection, ringworm, Tinea Versicolor); viral infections (Cold Sores, Herpes Zoster — Shingles, warts) and parasitic skin infections (creeping eruption, lice, scabies). There are also many skin inflammations, including psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis. You can post topics related to skin infections and inflammations as well as other skin topics that do not belong to the other forums right here.

little bumps on my face

usually, after i shave, i get these little bumps on my face....they're not shaving bumps, but rather, i think the shaving is triggering something else. B/c i've changed my blades, razor, and shaving cream on numerous occasions... it pops up and goes away after a few days, and then comes back up...

by sule2136378 over a year ago

OUCH! bumps on my legs!

I have itchy bumps on my legs that appear from my knee down. They look at first like ingrown hairs, but sometimes either bleed after itch them or produce puss after awhile. If I don't touch them they can get red too, and are just very irritating. What is wrong with me?

by uhoh200973511 over a year ago

Tips for Psoriasis treatment

Hi everyone, I have had gutate psoriasis for about 15 years. I have tried various different treatments over the years, but have not had much success. I am currently treating myself through diet changes (vegetarian) and UVB phototherapy. While my psoriasis is not great now, it has certainly been...

by Guest over a year ago

Suffering from psoriasis for years, now confirmed I have candida in stool

I’ve been reading numerous information online about possible link between candida infection and psoriasis, I was really trying to interest my physician into all this asking him to send me to the GI specialist instead of the dermatologist, and I finally got some results. The thing is, we all have...

by Guest over a year ago

water retention in hands and fingers

i wake up in the middle of the night with swollen hands and fingers and thay hurt this started4 monts ago 6 months ago i had a thermal oblation and i have not had a peroid since i also take 20 mg of lipator nightlyas my triglosorites are very high please helpe me as i do hot have a family doctor...

by Guest over a year ago

I have pimple like things in my pubic area

Answered by a doctor

I am a 15 year old girl who has never had sex or oral sex. Just a couple of days a go I found pimle like things near my pubic area. Can you explain what it really is and how I can treat it.

by Guest over a year ago

weird bumps on my arms

Today i woke up and I had two or three bug bites on my arms. "No problem." I thought. I had pretty much spent all my time outside the night before. I thought that they were chiggers or mesquito bites or somthing. But one of my friends noticed them this morning. They had spread all up and...

by sarahbeth over a year ago

i have red dots that wont go away i have one in my face that has been there since i was 15 im 23 now

Answered by a doctor

i need help i have these red dots on my face and arms i have about 15 of them and they never go away there not itchy there not a alergic reaction. so help me what could it be & how do i get rid of them??

by Tiffany over a year ago

Treatment for Cryofibrogen and Cryoglobulin

Hi My first question is are any of the two associated with each other in the subject area. I started to get lesions on my feet about 5 months ago. With time they have spread and skin on some part of my feet got erupted causing a burning sensation. Hoewver these blisters have now healed but left...

by pukhtoon7849351 over a year ago

vitiligo on dark skin

My friend is an Afro-American and he told me that he was suspected to have vitiligo. I didn’t want to ask him stupid questions or offend him, but I would like to know how vitiligo is manifested on dark skin. I am not sure I can imagine this, so I would appreciate if someone could tell me...

by hogan583144192 over a year ago