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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 have 2 moles that are worrying me. Am I overreacting? I need some major advice! Pics included!

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The 1st mole is on my chest. I has seemingly changed to a more "square" shape. I googled this yesterday and now I'm freaked out that I may have skin cancer or something! Will someone please tell me if this looks like a "normal" mole, or if I should get it checked out? I don't have health insurance...

by User avatar katiemae7031304802

Sudden peeling of skin on inside of left hand

About a week ago when I woke up my left hand felt as if I had grabbed a hot curling iron or something. My fingers on the inside were red only about half way up and a spot on my palm by my thumb was also red. It had a slight burning feeling. That lasted about 2-3 days and went away. Now my skin is...

by User avatar Guest

All of a sudden last week while sitting I had a bad burning sensation in my knee

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All of a sudden last week while sitting I had a bad burning sensation in my knee.. It feels like an bits on my tendons and stings with pain.. Pain has continued for over 1 week now.. Not sure what could be wrong! My knee feels weak and constant light pain with a burning/itching feeling under the...

by User avatar Guest

I'm 14, not overweight, and have stretch marks

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Okay so i'm a 14 year old girl and im about 5' 2" and i weigh roughly 118 pounds. i have some stretch marks on the sides of my upper thighs and on the upper inner thighs. is this normal sonce im not overweight? will they go away? i dont get a lot of exercise but recently ive started working out...

by User avatar TheNightmare304395

I woke up and realized i had tiny bumps on my lips

I woke up and realized i had tiny bumps on my lips. They seem to flare up and eventually spread to my bottom lip. For some reason they dry up after flaring and then get really tight, harden and finally peel...leaving my lips to discolor to very dark shade for about a week or so. It seems overnight...

by User avatar KenPat304331

Shingle pain, tinking and itching

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About 8 years ago I broke out with shingles on my right side from my hip to my knee. Since then about 3 times a year I go through the pain, tinking and itching, but do not break out with the blisters. Two weeks ago I began to experience the pain on my left side. It is not only on the opposite...

by User avatar chisai

bump on back

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I have a bump on my back with a whole in it I squeeze it once a month and a string of smelly brown stuff comes out of it what is it

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Finger numbness followed by feeling loss then peeling skin

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I'm 15 years old and lately my fingers and my toes sometimes start to go numb or like tingle, but the like pass week or two instead of them being tingly they just have lost feeling in them. I still have some feeling in them but very little. Then about the past couple days my fingers have been...

by User avatar Heatherawnna

Red Boil/Cyst like lumps?

All throughout my lifetime I've randomly gotten these red boil/cyst like lumps. They start off colorless and I never notice them until I mistakenly put pressure on them. At that point they swell up and turn red. They NEVER reach a head and always seem to go away or at least reduce in size and turn...

by User avatar Guest

I have had sever eczema

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I have had eczema for nearly all my life. It used to be just on my arms and hands but now has moved to my face.. and looks horrible. I've tried Everything that I know of... does anyone know of anything besides... pro=topic, elicon, elidill, steroid creams and anti-inflammatory shots, washing regular...

by User avatar sailormoon2kathy