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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.

For how long does guttate psoriasis last?

My mom is having what her doctor told me is a guttate psoriasis flare-up after we had to bring her to the hospital since her throat infection didn't seem to go away even after the antibiotics. She has psoriasis for the last 10 years and she's had bad flare-ups, but honestly, this one seems far more...

by User avatar Guest

baby ezcema

Hi, my baby has ezcema on the face and trunk and I can not determine what is it caused from. He got Zyrtec tablets and Mustela cream for treatment, but the condition is not getting any better. What to do?

by User avatar waldschmidt1197

Fungal Infection Complication

Please help. i think i have a fungal infection. it is in my feet and also located in my hands. it resembles a ring but as i have read the symptoms and saw pictures of ringworm it doesn't look like one since it has inflammations and secretes fluid (watery substance). in the past week i put...

by User avatar salladin181539

OUCH! bumps on my legs!

I have itchy bumps on my legs that appear from my knee down. They look at first like ingrown hairs, but sometimes either bleed after itch them or produce puss after awhile. If I don't touch them they can get red too, and are just very irritating. What is wrong with me?

by User avatar uhoh200973511

Tips for Psoriasis treatment

Hi everyone, I have had gutate psoriasis for about 15 years. I have tried various different treatments over the years, but have not had much success. I am currently treating myself through diet changes (vegetarian) and UVB phototherapy. While my psoriasis is not great now, it has certainly been...

by User avatar Guest

Do I have cancer?

I really need help. Im 14 years old and still a virgin. I talk to my mom about pretty much anything except for this. Im completely terrified and dont know what to do. About the last two years, everytime I start my period, I get a new bump on my leg right below my vaginal area. At first, I thought it...

by User avatar Guest

seborrheic dermatitis and hiv scares

Answered by a doctor

Hi! Three days ago, I got this weird redness on my chest, and the skin is all flaky. It scared the … out of me! I am not allergic to anything, at least nothing that I know of, and I haven’t used any new soaps and shampoos. Then my girlfriend told me it could be seborrheic dermatitis, and then...

by User avatar heinzelman37

Suffering from psoriasis for years, now confirmed I have candida in stool

I’ve been reading numerous information online about possible link between candida infection and psoriasis, I was really trying to interest my physician into all this asking him to send me to the GI specialist instead of the dermatologist, and I finally got some results. The thing is, we all have...

by User avatar Guest

Red little bums on back of thigh

Hello, I am 33 years old, sexually active, male. Few days ago I noticed red little bumps on the back of my tight and I believe they spread. I am worried about STD, although I am careful...but I guess you never can tell. Anyway the area is a little tender, but it doesn't bother me all that much. Any...

by User avatar mendy25366

Sweating on Head

please what causes sweating on the head alone while eating in normal room temperature.

by User avatar nkang