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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.

Im 13 and have itching sensations at night when i lay down.

I am a 13 yr old male that has "ghost" bugs crawling on under or through my skin. It only occurs at night when laying down and it has been happening to me for about 4-5 years. I did some research and i discovered that Morgellons disease might be it but im sure its not. I need help and idk when i can...

by User avatar Jon

Can a microform cleft be either a cleft lip and/ or a cleft palate?

Can a microform cleft be either a cleft lip and/or a cleft palate? I presumed microform cleft refered to only a cleft lip. Now I am wondering if it could pertain to a cleft palate.  A woman friend believes Joaquin Phoenix imicroform cleft is from a cleft palate.   If there is no...

by User avatar mugwort346342

I have a pimple on my thigh, closer to my buttocks. Possible abscess? Cyst?

I have a pimple on my thigh, closer to my buttocks, it was red and swollen with no head, after I picked at it a bit, I thought I made it come to a head but it was painful so I just cleaned and used benzoyl peroxide for two days, i am currently using neosporin and gauze pads over it, and...

by User avatar Pjlane

Hickie needs to go quickly!

Hey y'all! So I just got my first hickey and well.. Lets just say my parents wouldn't be too impressed to see that I've been marked when I get home from college this Saturday! And I have a job training that day that requires hair up, and no scarves or turtle necks or...

by User avatar guest

I have been having Recurring Pityriasis Rosea for 5 years now

I hope anyone can help or suggest me...Many thanks for reading this :)It all started in 2010, on my back with small white dots that turned red and then turned bigger brown with scales. They are NOT itchy(as I had read it is normally itchy). I went to see my first dermathologist in 2010. He didn't do...

by User avatar Hopeless Skin

Black spots on my body, I picked them and they left holes and are bleeding

6 weeks ago, over the course of two nights, I found a black large spot on my thigh. I dug at it until I got all of this thing out. It was deep, and fairly large. Not a pimple, not a cyst. It bled and bled. I later found hundreds of these things all over my body. If I dig the stuff out, it leaves a...

by User avatar Chris

i have this reddish brown crusty spot on the skin under my eye

IIM 58 YEARS OLD AND ON THE SKIN UNDER MY LEFT EYE IS ROUGH THEIR IS NO PAIN ITS KIND OF RED AN BROWN IN COLOR AND IT LOOKS LIKE DRY OR PATCHY IT WILL PEEL OFF LIKE BURNET SKIN WHAT COULD IT BE

by User avatar Linda

I found out that Coconut oil will clear up rosacea

Answered by a doctor

hi all,  i have found that coconut oil will clear up rosea. You may not be cured, but it makes the appearance of it go away completely. I buy a jar of coconut oil, run the jar under warm water for a few minutes, and then rub it everywhere. I haven't been using the coconut oil for about a...

by User avatar Chelsea

Skin Irritations from Gel Packs

I need suggestions or ideas. Lately when I have been going over 15 or 16 miles and I have been carrying gel packs in those little pockets that some shorts have on the back I have been getting 3 nice rashes/irritations?? right near my butt. Any ideas on what I can do to keep this from...

by User avatar Floridaboiler

Skin Peeling off and itchiness under breasts

Answered by a doctor

Hi everyone, I have a problem and hope to find a solution or atleast a point in the right direction. A few months ago my skin started rubbing off and the thinner it gets the itchier it becomes. Whenever I wash the area I always notice bits of skin coming off. Because I thought it was caused by...

by User avatar Guest