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.

lump in pubic area

i'm only 18 years old and i am having this lump in my pubic area. It is painful when touched and when i walk. It is somehow reddish. I think this is only because of hair follicles removed unwantedly. Will you please help meee. I'm being paranooooid!:(

by yeaaaaah185063 over a year ago

herbs for ringworm

Hi, guys. I have something on my skin and I showed it to my friend. She thinks it is ringworm and that I should treat it somehow. I would like to know how I could treat it. Are there any herbs that I could use? I don’t believe in steroid crèmes and ointments that dermatologists usually...

by chlo1321218182 over a year ago

Female with bumps and hairs problem

Hello I wish someone could help me. I am a very hairy female. I have not had sex since feb 08. :D For some odd reason i have a bump at the bottom of my stomach and i have one inside my inner thigh. In those areas I am real hairy :x I hate this because they only show up if I don't shave :!: but...

by tigerprince over a year ago

!!Chronic, dry, peeling lips!!

Answered by a doctor

hello, im a 23 year old female who has had problems with chronic dry peeling lips for the past 6 to 7 years being this is on my face, it causes problems in my social life and makes me feel bad about my self, it has become such a habit to pick at it for it is always dry and peeling off but picking...

by sweet_treasure5579448 over a year ago

Is Pimple on Lip Herpes?

Answered by a doctor

I have a pimple on my upper lip. It is not too big, yellowish and crusty in the middle, and the skin is pink around it. It doesn't hurt very much. My parents think it is a cold sore. This concerns me a lot since I am in a relationship and may have transferred it to my boyfriend by accident. Does my...

by Bec35895793 over a year ago

I need a diagnosis, please!

Since April I've had this weird affliction, and I have an appointment next week with a dermatologist (to whom I intend to ask about it, but it would help if beforehand I can get an idea of what it is I might be suffering from). The symptoms are as follows: - Occasional tingling at one of the...

by Guest over a year ago

swelling on hands lips and fingers

Okay so I have been swelling up alot on my fingers hands and lips but it goes back down... Its been going on for like two months I'm 17 and its been hurting me my doctor that I went to because I had a seizure didn't understand either.

by Guest over a year ago

Patches on skin, is it ring worm?

For a year now i've had dark brown circular shaped patches on my arm. It started off with just one and now there are several and it has spread up my neck and is gettin to my face as well. Sometimes they are itchy, some of them are bumpy and even if i moisturize them they are still dry. I tried to...

by Guest over a year ago

I have one bump on bottom of my butt cheek

It is a bigger bump and shows up through my pants. No pain. Went to doctors he cut it open drained it and filled it up everyday I went in and had a little of the stuff removed that he put in it to shrink it. It's been 3 years later still there and now bigger. He said it's not a big deal if I want it...

by Guest over a year ago

body oder that is too strong!!!

I have an employee (male) who kept coming to work reeking of after shave,deoderant,or something similar. I finally complained about it so much he quit using it, but now has a smell I just can't explain. It just hangs in the air after he walks by and is kind of repulsive. Could this be a sign of him...

by borsch over a year ago