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.

brown spots on face at age 28

i have recently noticed i am getting light brown spots on my face and was wondering what is it and is it normal at age 28? i am fair complected and NEVER go out in the sun, especially without sunblock cuz all i do is burn. i am not on any birth control and never have been. i do have very high...

by Guest over a year ago

Suffering from persistent scalp psoriasis that won’t heal

Hello everybody, for the last year I’ve been suffering from scalp psoriasis that just doesn’t seem to heal despite all topical treatments and even light therapy my dermatologist suggested, and now it’s started spreading down my neck. The second dermatologist I visited suggested I try...

by Guest over a year ago

itchy flackey face

I was eating top aromen and some glass was in it. i got some glass stuck in my mouth and had to go to the emergency room. So, the doctor said to come back if any thing "werid"happened! The next morning a woke up with my face all itchy and it became red really fast. Its been on my face...

by LeeMarieClement over a year ago

I found a deer tick

I found a tick on me that had been there for 3 days. I remember feeling an ache in the area 2 days ago, but thought that I had run into something. It is quite painful and has a red area about the size of a dime. The area that aches is a little bit bigger than a silver dollar. I used a tick remover...

by dunstangal over a year ago

information on demodex

I had an infection in my face which the doctor treated as virus so I used zovirax. It continued to get worse for a couple of months. I saw the doctor three times and he suggested uremal. It still continued to get worse. I then went to see a naturopathic doctor and he said it was demodex, which is a...

by Guest over a year ago

itchy, swollen and red spots

Hi all. its my first time on this site. I have been in Spain for the last 4 days, on day 2 I got a little rash on my thighs but put it down to heat rash as didn't feel (and still don't) feel unwell but by day 3 my whole body was covered in tiny red spots all over! My face is especially bad, the...

by waffles87697 over a year ago

Do I have Heart Problems?

Ok, so I'm 14 and I know I have a heart murmur(which my doctor told me wasn't a big deal) I used to be involved in athletics and I always had trouble(not trouble breathing, but just trouble getting enough air I guess?) Anyways I went to the doctor and took this breathing test thing(usually for...

by cae123257085 over a year ago

what can cause water blisters?

My dad has been suffering with water blisters on his arms, hands, back, and now legs and feet. He has been to a dermatoligist and was told it is dermatosis bullous NOS. but none of the meds seem to be helping. Now he is also swelling on his arms and feet. any anwsers about what may cause water...

by JTcrafty over a year ago

red areas of skin in pubic area, but not itchy or flakey

Hi, im a 20 year old male, im pretty athletic and im rarely ever sick. Im not sexually active for the most part and im just stumped at what im seeing. In my pubic area i have a red area of skin about the same shape and size of a index finger. Its not itchy at all and its not bumpy either. Ive always...

by anonymous89145747 over a year ago

strange lump in anal area

Answered by a doctor

by my anal area, i have a strange lump/growth, its a bit squishy and a bit stretchy,i think its just skin, there is feeling in it , and its only about a cm long ,maybe even in diameter a past lover called it 'my tail' i know its not an sti growth as i had it when i was younger, what can it be? as...

by jennajennajenna74793 over a year ago