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.

Midge Bites at either side

I went out on Monday night (24th June) and woke up Tuesday covered in midge bites. I let it go because they're just normal. But I still have them today (30th June). Where I have been bitten there are bruises around it because I've been scratching it too hard, especially in my sleep. But today while...

by ck0512278177 over a year ago

Broken veins on lasered eye area from vomiting

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I had Co2 Fractional laser around eyes & mouth 6 wks ago. A week ago I was vomiting from a migraine and I have broken veins around my eyes and mouth. It won't go away and looks worse now than it did last week. The lasered area wasn't healed even before the broken capillaries. What a...

by Guest over a year ago

Angry Dark Infected Lesion on Right Nostril

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I had a facial rash seven days ago. I put mometasone furoate drops on it for 3 days without doctor's orders. My nose developed this lesion. My doctor says this sore is from impetigo. She gave me an oral antibiotic. Is it possible that this lesion is a side effect of the mometasone and not impetigo?

by grant151 over a year ago

RED CHEST BUMPS

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|-O HELP! I have these two red things that kind of have a sticky out bit int he middle on my chest. Im really scared. I cry myself to sleep each night. Im comtemplating suicide as my doctor just laughed and hung up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-@ ;-| :'( :'( :-(

by Al1 Ge over a year ago

Lip Infection from kissing?

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Hello, My boyfriend got a lip infection the day after kissing me. Is it my fault? He doesn't have herpes or anything like that just an lip infection and i don't either. Should i go see if it has to do with the fact we kissed? I'm worried please help. CAN YOU GET A LIP INFECTION FROM KISSING...

by Angel31 over a year ago

Redness/Occassional Skin peeling on the right of my nose

I've lately for a couple of weeks I'd say about 2-3 by now been noticing that the right side of my nose where my cheek is also tiny pieces of skin are peeling. At first I thought I was just breaking out with acne so I treated it with salicylic acid (neutrogena) for about a week. (applied once a...

by davi over a year ago

Methylchloroisothiazolinone - Cause of cracked bleeding hands!

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I was searching for an "answer" to help my brother with a condition of his hands which he has had for many year. So, I found a post on this site referencing an allergy to Methylchloroisothiazolinone. Please research for yourself!!! ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** web addresses...

by Concerned Sister over a year ago

wondering what is my skin tone

I was wondering what is my skin tone. I'm just very curious about it. My mother has a dark coffee complexion, and my father has this dark brown complexion. I came our "white" , and as I got into my infant years , my skin was a olive , with a red hue. Then as I reached my toddler years, my skin...

by Guest over a year ago

Bites or rash? ( Picture )

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I started getting these rash looking bites about a day after i started taking Penicillin for the first time. So i lowered my dose and that was over a month ago. But I still have this rash/bug bites and its starting to get way worse. It's mostly on my feet, ankle and inner thighs. but its...

by RyanL8314286534 over a year ago

Thick pink patch of skin on scalp

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I have a pink thick patch of skin on my scalp ever since I was small, and I have ignored it since. Now that I looked at it again (about 10 years later), I realized it grew. What could this be? It's not itchy, and its pretty wide in and long. Here's a picture of it, as my lack of description is poor:...

by Guest over a year ago