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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.

is this a pityriasis rosea? I have itchy red dots on my inner thighs

So a couple of days ago around noon I noticed I had red dots on my inner thighs that were also itchy. The itching and spreading of dots got better and eventually subsided. The other day I noticed more red dots and on a larger portion of my thigh. Within the next 24 hours the rash was super itchy and...

by User avatar Mikidallas

skin became dark after weight loss

hey all......i have lost a considerable amount of weight in last one year....all i have done is reduced the amount of food i eat.....and now my skin has become dark.....i donno if its coz of weight loss or coz of less food i eat.....if someone can help me with this i will be glad.....i want my glow...

by User avatar Guest

Skin condition, I hope it is rosacea or caused by cat, my rash started with a tiny flake of skin

Answered by a doctor

Thank you for the information I was really upset when I began to look up the condition. I never thought of my cats as being insect carriers, one sleeps at the top of my pillow. I don't wear a lot of make up, just eyeliner and I will change shampoo.  Can you please please suggest brands of...

by User avatar Kathryn Stewart-McDonald354837

I trimmed my chest hair and now I've got these red spots appearing

hi I'm a male and just previously trimmed my chest hair and now I've got these red spots appearing but they don't even itch, please help I haven't got a clue what it might be 

by User avatar Guest

Molloscum Results

My boyfriend had molluscum contagiosum but I never got it. About a half year after my last sexual contact with him, I was with a new boyfriend and he also contracted molluscum contagiosum on the suprapubic region. He swore he was completely faithful to me and accused me that he probably contracted...

by User avatar rose640

fluid on tip of my nose that became a BIG blister like mass and now looks like a small keloid

Answered by a doctor

I woke up a few weeks ago with what felt like a pimple forming.  But as the hours in the day went by, the entire top of the left side of my nose was swollen with a layer of fluid.  By the evening time, I felt feverish.  The next day I went to urgent care, and they gave me antibiotics....

by User avatar sherylk

Rash under stomach, my stomach overlaps because i'm overweight

Answered by a doctor

i am over weight.  My stomachs overlaps.  Lately I have had a sore, wet spot Where skin overlaps, sore painful and smelly red area.,  what is it?

by User avatar patt

Invisible Bugs

I am a healthy 13 year old and at night when I go to bed, it feels like little bugs are crawling on me. I feel them usually on my back, legs, face, and hair/scalp. I don't get why, please help!

by User avatar itzelsilva

Small dots on neck with hair on them

For the past couple of days, I have been noticing two small dots on either side of my neck. They are both very tiny, and similar to a small pimple in their shape. However, the one on the right side of my neck had a tiny piece of hair sticking from it, and when I pulled it out after a while of...

by User avatar PrincessLuisa354491

Itchy watery holes underneath hard thickened skin

A few weeks ago, I woke up to a very itchy patch on the heel of my foot where it seems a callus or thick/hardened skin has formed. It was so itchy that I sterilized my tweezers and removed the skin. To my shock, there were pinholes underneath the skin that were very itchy. Every time I remove the...

by User avatar kronos1213