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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.

Sudden Erticaria

I have a question regarding my medical condition. It started several months ago, and it just will not go away. Everywhere on my body where slight pressure is applied, skin becomes red and irritated. Sometimes blisters and bumps emerge nut not that often. Doctor said that I have malformed erticaria...

by User avatar skip31879

Rough patch on side on foot?

Hi there is a rough patch on the side of my right foot, on the right side. Its rough, and kinda dark looking. I used a pedegg and i managed to get it rather smooth, but still rough and not gentle like the other side of my foot. It started to develop when i'd sit in a chair cross legged then it...

by User avatar Lemoaide93897

swollen and sore after draining a pilondial cyst

I had pilondial cyst at the place where it normally occurs. It had to be drained so my doctor did it. It was very painful and even very tender to touch. After draining is done, that area has become swollen and sore. Could it be infected? I did exactly what doctor told me to do after the drainage....

by User avatar sievers1973

Peeling skin and fingers.

Answered by a doctor

I have had this condition for many years. I have peeling skin just below my finger nails. The peeling skin is on every finger. It makees mhy nails look dirty and i need to cure the skin! I dont have a certain condition its just that my skin is peeling, is there a product that i could use or a...

by User avatar please_help

Telogen Efluvium

I have been experiencing telogen efluvium for the past two months. Massive shedding all over, my ponytail thickness used to be the size of a quarter- it’s now the size of a dime. I had long hair but I cut it to my shoulders last week. My friends don't know what to say to me and I'm afraid all the...

by User avatar Guest

Blotches Around Genitals

Hello, Over the past 6 months I have noticed some blotches appearing around my genitals and the under side of my thighs. They don't hurt/itch and I have never had any discomfort. They are just a generally darker skin color than my normal skin color, and could be described as either pink/orange or...

by User avatar Guest

Single Red non-itchy, In Random areas (1-1/2 Quarter-Size Or Less) On Face, Body and Red Ears,

To quickly summarize - getting these red-hive like areas mainly on face, randomly at any given time of day... size/area can vary, but no larger than 1 U.S. 25 cent quarter. They are not always circular, and generally are not itchy. Most noticeable especially when I wake up in the morning - face...

by User avatar disfaced

Long, dark skin growth from clitoris - skin tag?

I have a lady friend who is 46, very slim and not yet menopausal. The first time that I went down on her, everything looked normal. It was when (as I usually do for cunnilingus) slide back her clitoral hood to pop out and fully expose her clitoris that I got a surprise. Before her clitoris came...

by User avatar thewizardoz18286

Hands bulging up. Bits of skin peeling off. Hand feels like its burning up.

My mum woke up today and she started saying that her left hand was bulging up. I had this problem before but mine was frost bite, so it didn't really help. After she said that bits of her skin was peeling off especially between the area where the thumb and the index finger meet. It started burning...

by User avatar fionacyu1999269932

Epidermylosis Bullosa Info needed

I need info on Epidermylosis Bullosa. My sister is in big trouble. She always had problems with her skin, I can not remember when she was one hundred percent healthy. Skin rash and blisters emerging after scratching was something she always had to deal with. But now it became a lot worse. Blisters...

by User avatar kylila31886