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.

tiny red dots on legs? i never got them on other body parts

ever since last year, i would randomly get these red dots on both of my legs that would reach up to my thighs. i only get them on my legs and never got them on my arms or any other part of my body before. they're not bumps, just like spots on my skin. they're not itchy either. they're pretty...

by Guest over a year ago

Pins and needle feeling all over my body

Hi I've been going through this feeling for about a month now pins and needles feeling all over my body. Legs get weak right fingers get none I don't know what's going on. I've been stressed out for about a couple of months so could that be it feeling anxiety too dr. Put me on some new meds but it's...

by Guest over a year ago

I have some kind of hole with a ring around it in my index finger

I have some kind of hole with a ring around it in my index finger. Three days ago it looked like a pimple, but it itched. Yesterday I woke up and it was a red hole. I squeezed it and some white liquid came out. What could it be? Should I be worried?

by Savannah over a year ago

Black painful layer on lip

I often get black layer over my lips those are painful as if my lips are chapped severely..layers disappear within 4 to 5 days and it reoccurs. Sometimes i find it to be correlated with season change. The layers give me a feelings like some plastic sheeth is stuck to my lips. Help me

by Nadira over a year ago

Swelling, itching, and hives on my arms, hands, fingers

Hi. On around Jan 14th, I broke out in a severe case of hives on my arms, later that night half of my tongue swelled. I didn't know what else to do so I took a couple benadryl but that did nothing. Later the next day, hives again, but no tongue issues. Random fingers and thumb swelling. Not just the...

by Guest over a year ago

Jaw line tiny bumps under the skin

Around my chin and jaw, it feels like hundreds of tiny bumps under the skin. I went to a dermatologist once, she said it was milia. But I don't believe that is what it is.I've never had any kind of bumps on my face before. I am a seventy-five yr old woman. Is there anything I can do for this?

by Barbara Way over a year ago

I have 3 dents on my butt from a shot. Will saline shots help fill it?

I have 3 dents on my butt from a shot I've read that saline shots helps fill it in but will it work for me since it's been 30 years?? If you have had this issue and got it treated please message me back. Or if you have done other treatments please let me know. If you have any doctors names I would...

by Guest over a year ago

black mysterious lines on my waist

I'm 14 years old and a black female . When I turned 13 last year I first started to notice the mysterious lines. I'm not sure if it's because I gained weight . But it can't be because of that I've been losing and gaining weight very often . I think the lines came with me when I was born and just...

by Imani over a year ago

Pimples like black head in the corners of my mouth. Could this be herpes?

I have this condition around my mouth area for some time now, and it seems as if it hasn't gone away. It is pimple/like black heads in the corners of my mouth. The itching is very mild. There's no clusters or Anything that resembles a blister. When I pop them pus comes out first, then a...

by Guest over a year ago

pruney fingers turned waxy, dry and flakey

hi, this started maybe in december but i noticed my fingertips becoming slightly more red and appearing wrinkled all the time (like i had just taken a bath). now my fingers dont appear wrinkly but instead are waxy feeling (like smooth) and flakey and there is a loss of sensitivity to touch in...

by Amanda over a year ago