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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.

I started getting the hives 3 months ago

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Hi I'm 26 years old. I started getting the hives 3 months ago. After having then for a week and only getting more each day I went to the doc he told me it looked like bug bites that I was having an allergic reaction to. He immediately thought bed bugs so I got a new bed n cleaned like crazy. (Even...

by User avatar Amy2014

light brown smudge on my belly

Hi I'm 17 year old male and I've this weird light brown smudge on my belly and it doesn't seem to grow on Chang color but I'm really worried about it

by User avatar Guest

Hickey on my breast

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Omg I just had my New Years party with my bf and I have 2 huge hickey marks what should I do I have trie every thing please help

by User avatar Cmc

I woke up with a burn blister on my side

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I woke up with a burn blister on my side were did it come from

by User avatar angel707312325

Small red bumps on fingers?

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I have 4-5 little red bumps on my right hand. One on my index on top, one on the side, one in between the thumb base and index finger base kinda, and two others i used freeze away on. Freeze away helped, they blistered, popped, and went away. There has only been one on my left hand so could it be...

by User avatar Guest

Similar folliculitis from pool water?

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I was just told by my dermatologist that I have folliculitis. I had been battling a thickened skin area around my ears for months which ended up spreading to my jawline and neck. I was put on Doxycline which helped initially. When I finished the course, the folliculitis came back with a vengeance!...

by User avatar Stella

Shingles or herpes

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Some years ago I suffered Shingles on my right fingers on to my arm just below my elbow but my affected fingers still numbs especially when I'm typing or if my right fingers are busy.Is there any first aid or home medoication for that?

by User avatar NelCab310180

Is Vectical safe to use with topical steroid cream?

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Hello, I’ve been having a rally bad psoriasis flare up since the winter started. Up to this point my main problem were spots on hands, but now my skin has started to flake on my neck, where the hairline is. This time around alongside steroid cream, my dermatologist also told me to get Vectical,...

by User avatar Guest

pityriasis rosea - i found out there are two meds that work very well - erythromycin and acyclovir

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Ive had this problem for going on five year now and i was anyways embaressed of it til i found there are two meds that work very well first one is erythromycin 250 mg...the second witch works the best is acyclovir 400 mg taken one every 4 hours for two weeks at onset of symptoms after two weeks take...

by User avatar stevenox

Woke up with a reddish pink bump on my right temple near my eye and eyebrow

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Hello I woke up with a redish pink bump near my trample / eyebrow and its sore when I touch it and been feeling a little glairy in my eyes and feeling sick everynow and then.iv vomited my dinner up last night and had really really bad belly problems and bad diarrhoea but not to day just been a...

by User avatar Guest