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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.

are black lines on nails indicator of some health problem?

My thumb finger had 1.5 mm light black line is there. Is there any problem.

by User avatar vinod44c1362649

Linear “burns” appearing on skin, it is not a self harming

My daughter keeps coming out in quite nasty looking linear “burn” marks on her face. We’ve seen multiple doctors and dermatologists, and none know what it is. Before the marks appear, her face starts to itch dramatically. Then a small graze appears from nowhere, within an hour it becomes a...

by User avatar Paulam363008

little yellow grains on scalp?

I keep finding these little yellow balls/grains falling off of head and my scalp, what could they be?

by User avatar zwillison

Eczema under eyebrows and eyes . Pls help me out . I can't take it anymore

Answered by a doctor

hello board    i am a male 23 year old that has huge problem with facial skin. I had eczema since baby but mostly only on parts of my arms or knee pits. It usually went away completely but keeps coming.   i then began to develop red spots on face under the eyes...

by User avatar Fuckedupskin359841

i have a black dot on my face by my ear that seems to be a ingrown hair

i have a black dot on my face by my ear that seems to be a ingrown hair .2years ago i opened it up and a hair was in it but kept breaking off. now it looks like a black pimple with raised skin and hurts like a needle sticking me when i touch it. i do not have insurance

by User avatar JimmyC

Randomly appearing raised bump on my right arm?

I have a small raised bump on my right arm about 3 or 4 inches below the shoulder. About 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter. Appears, last anywhere from an hour to a few hours and then goes away. Appears sometimes more than once a day and then may be gone for a week or two. Slightly itches. Been happening for...

by User avatar Packrat362815

I have a raw medium sized knot and I think it's from shingles

i have a raw knot med size i think from shingles about 3 years ago wont go away and feels hard and appears to be growing about double the size from 3 years ago i went to dr he said they were nerve endings from the shingle which to me sounds like bs. it wont get well

by User avatar bobby davis

I started skin care routine 2 months ago and saw something that looks like broken skin?

I’m 13 and I started a skin care routine two months ago. But I switched after wards to new products because they had run out. The two products was a facial cleanser by clean and clear and an oil free moisturizer, but I think it’s drying out my skin even more and making it irritated. I’ve only...

by User avatar bellaxo14362791

Sodium hydroxide skin burning and now I have some black stains on affected area

Hi, unknowingly i used sodium hydroxide for my skin later realized that it is very dangerous , i rinsed through water, after two days my skin gets become black at affected area ...will it go away those blacks on the hands... kindly suggest how do i go with that?

by User avatar Guru

Do any of you suffer from Chronic Urticaria (hives)?

Do any of you suffer from Chronic Urticaria (hives)? I was about 10 years old, when my thyroid started affecting my everyday life. However, I didn't know I had Graves Disease, until I was 23. The only reason I found out, was because of a "hives" condition that I started experiencing when I was 19....

by User avatar Guest