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.

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im wories

hi i have recently started getin things like spots on my bum. there like migy bites but i dont no if they are. they really ich me an im worried asbout it. could this be a disese? help would be most apreshiated

by m zmz z over a year ago

over a year ago by WorriedRedHead108082

ringworm? or someting else?

i have redish-pink rash-rings on the back of my thigh and back of upper arm. i had one on my back, but it went away. i dont think its a ring worm, it kinda looks like one, but not really. i havent experienced any pain or anything.

by anyomnous over a year ago

over a year ago by anyomnous

Treatment - lasers or veinhooks

Hi everyone, I am glad that everyone is still doing their part to try to help our group. I have recently been to my second dermatologist, and andreaed, he is VERY stubborn and i believe somewhat arrogant as well. I live in Canada, and he seems very convinced that no such treatments exist, or any...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by uchimata106197

scalp psoriasis

I`m 25 and recently was diagnosed with scalp psoriasis called guttate psoriasis. This condition was caused by a bacterial infection, and now I have those small sores, drop-like scaly patches on my scalp. My doc told me that it could be a single outbreak that will go away on its own, but also a...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Impossible Psoriasis

I have been diagnosed for years with scalp psoriasis. I have taken Diflucan which works occasionally and is expensive. NOTHING is working anymore. I have tried everything imaginable and it's soooooooo embarrassing!! Any suggestions

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

foliculitis

Hello everybody! First time this summer my sister started having this strange small bumps on the side between her genitals and legs. They started to itch, slowly increasing and now she has one very big bump on the left side that hurts a lot, and she can’t walk, so she can’t go to the doctor’s...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by gena941

Air bubbles on palms of hands when hands are wet either with sweat or water

Hi, I get a lot of sweat all the time in my palms. Since a week, when hands become wet either with water or sweat, air bubbles are appearing on my fingers and palms and becomes normal after the palms become dry. My palm skin was very smooth before, but now becoming very harsh especially when they...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by ryan

Seborrhea By Nose

Answered by a doctor

I have had what is "said to be" seborrhea by my nose on one side. It started on both but has dissapeared on the other. I have tried over 25 medications (creams, lotions, compounds, herbs, etc.) NOTHING works. At this point I do not know how to handle the situation. I have been to three...

by tagyoreit3909 over a year ago

over a year ago by Jenny3481

Irritating toes and skin

Hi I was wondering if any one has the same problem, or a cure for it. On my middle toe both left and right feet, is an itchy sensation, it feels good to lift my nail up and let it go again, or pushing my nail to the side, I think it may have something to do with the skin under my nail, the other...

by Blake over a year ago

over a year ago by Blake