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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.

My Dandruff flakes are often BIG but most have a red dot in the center

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My Dandruff flakes are often BIG but most have a red dot in the center i think its blood, not sure... My offical reason of posting this is WHY DO I FEEL A LARGE LUMP ON MY HEAD AND I RUB IT AND IT GOES AWAY AND I FEEL IT IN ANOTHER SPOT???    

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Fingertips hardening and peeling

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I have experienced what you all have.  Mine started about 4 years back.  The area below my right thumb would get hard and peel.  It would come and go.  Last year, the pealing moved to the side of my right thumb.  I thought it was just eczema.  At the beginning of summer, my right index finger...

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warts on my forehead

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i have warts on my forehead....it was not present one year before but suddenly its in forehead...   i consulted a dermatologist and he treated it with some kinda acid it dissappeared but suddenly it appeared after a month...  then i got the laser (burn) done .. it again came back...    i am...

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I'm having steatocystoma multiplex for roughly 15 years now

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Hi all, I have had SM for roughly 15 years now and I am now ready to do something about it.I have been in talks with a company in Seoul, Korea who say they have treated over 500 cases. I have sent them photo's of my condition and they have ran through time frames, costings and some knowledge of...

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Dark Spots on body

Hi, so I have dark discolorational spots under my breast a big quarter size dark spot on inner right thigh and I noticed tonight 10/8/13 before i got in the shower the my inner butt has big blotches of dark areas and iv never had it before!!! Also the spot on my inner tigh gets bigger when the ones...

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Red parallel lines on upper arm

I've got this red parallel lines on mi upper arm which wouldn't just disappear.what should I do?

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dark patches on my buttocks and lower back, not pimples, no pain or scratching,etc

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Heloo I have some dark (not black, just dark, compared to the ordinary brown color of my skin), on my buttocks and lower back above the buttocks. I didnt notice their existence when I was young, but I started to pay attention to them since like 5 years now. now I am 23 going to get married next...

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I don't know what this is.sounds like reoccuring chicken pox or herpes

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20 years ago my then sexual partner started getting chicken pox like symptoms, she would get headaches, fevers, occasionally nasea, then a week or two later blister like rashes would appear on her body in different areas. A year after she started getting this I started getting the same symptoms but...

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Dry bumps on my lips that sometimes scale off

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I have thes bump on my lips that feels dry, it started over 6months ago after using a lipgloss and since then it keeps appearing and disappearing. It so discomforting cos it feels dry and sometimes scale off,i don't knw wat to do. And i don't understand what it is. Pls,help me i am confused

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Pityriasis rosea, too embarrassed to wear anything with a neckline!

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I just got this stupid thing about a week ago... i've been doing a lot of research online about how to get rid of it faster and it seems to me that tanning beds/sun is the way to go. I have tons of itchy oval things all over my chest, stomach, boobs, lower back, and just a little bit in my...

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