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We found about 86 results for Skin Infections
  1. Yeast Skin Infection
  2. Chickenpox: Preventing SkinInfections
  3. Ringworm of the Skin Explains ringworm causes, symptoms, and progression. Covers how it is diagnosed and treated. Includes information on medicines. Covers behaviors that increase risk of ringworm. Offers prevention and home treatment tips.
  4. Impetigo Briefly looks at impetigo, a common bacterial skin infection in children. Covers causes and symptoms. Covers treatment with antibiotics. Explains that it is contagious. Offers prevention tips.
  5. Athlete's Foot Discusses causes and symptoms of athlete's foot. Lists behaviors that increase risk. Covers when to see doctor. Covers treatment options, including medicine choices. Offers home treatment and prevention tips.
  6. Skin, Hair, and Nails Provides links to information about skin, hair, and nail health. Includes info about skin cancer, hair loss, nail infections, acne, and skin protection.
  7. Swollen Glands, Hernias, and Other Lumps Under the Skin Briefly discusses possible causes of swollen glands and other lumps under the skin. Covers bacterial and viral infections, noncancerous growths, hernias, aneurysms, and swelling caused by cancer. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  8. Fungal Nail Infections
  9. Skin Changes Briefly discusses common skin changes and possible causes including infection, health conditions, and medicines. Includes info on skin cancer. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  10. Care for a Skin Wound Learn how to care for your cut or scrape so it will heal and won't get infected.
  11. Surgical Nail Removal for Fungal Nail Infections
  12. Nonsurgical Nail Removal for Fungal Nail Infections
  13. Treating a Nail Infection
  14. Boils Briefly covers boils, bumps under the skin often caused by infected hair follicles. Explains that bacteria form an abscess (pocket of pus). Covers home treatment. Includes info on how to prevent boils.
  15. Biopsy of Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
  16. Pinworms
  17. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Discusses methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a type of staph bacteria. Covers how it is spread. Discusses antibiotic resistance of MRSA. Covers symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
  18. Cellulitis Discusses cellulitis, a skin infection caused by bacteria. Discusses how bacteria can get into the body through cuts, scrapes, and broken skin. Covers symptoms. Discusses treatment with antibiotics. Offers prevention tips.
  19. Tattoos: Reporting Problems
  20. Bleach Baths for Eczema
  21. Diabetes and Wound Care Learn the signs of infection with diabetes so that small skin problems don't become serious.
  22. Tattoo Problems Briefly discusses common problems from tattoos, including infection, skin reactions, and scarring. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  23. Scabies Discusses itchy skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow into your skin and lay eggs. Covers rare crusted (Norwegian) scabies. Looks at treatment with prescription pills, creams, or lotions.
  24. Facial Problems, Noninjury Briefly discusses causes of facial problems, including skin conditions and infections, and health conditions with facial symptoms. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  25. KOH Preparation
  26. Your Child's Wound Debridement: Before Surgery Learn what wound debridement surgery is and how to prepare your child for it.
  27. Your Child's Wound Debridement: Returning Home Learn what you can do at home to care for your child after wound debridement surgery.
  28. Warts and Plantar Warts
  29. Body Piercing Problems Briefly discusses common problems from body piercings, including infection, problems with jewelry, torn skin, and scarring. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  30. Anthrax Discusses anthrax, a disease caused byBacillus anthracisbacteria. Covers symptoms based on the three types of infection. Discusses treatment with antibiotics and other medicines. Covers anthrax vaccine. Offers tips on reducing exposure risk.
  31. Warts: Using Salicylic Acid
  32. Seabather's Eruption
  33. CHG Bathing at Home: Before Your Surgery Your doctor may have asked you to prepare for your surgery with CHG bathing. Here's how.
  34. Blisters Briefly discusses causes of blisters, including injury and infection. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  35. Capsaicin Covers capsaicin found in some hot peppers. Looks at its use as dietary supplement to improve digestion and fight infection, topical skin products to relieve headaches and joint pain, and skin patch for postherpetic neuralgia. Covers safety, side effects.
  36. Tracheostomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Discusses tracheostomy to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It's done only for severe OSA. Explains that a permanent opening in windpipe is created. Discusses possible complications, including lung infection, trouble talking, and scar tissue.
  37. Mpox
  38. Rash, Age 11 and Younger Briefly discusses common skin rashes that affect those 11 and younger. Covers chickenpox, diaper rash, prickly heat, and contact dermatitis. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  39. Care in the Hospital: CHG Bathing Here's how to do CHG bathing while you're in the hospital.
  40. Fifth Disease
  41. Scalp Problems Briefly discusses common scalp problems and possible causes, including hair loss, infections, sores, and damage from hair products. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  42. Molluscum Contagiosum
  43. Chickenpox (Varicella) Discusses vaccine-preventable illness that causes itchy rash and red spots or blisters (pox) all over the body. Covers home treatment, including resting and taking medicines to reduce fever, itching. Includes info on shingles.
  44. Lyme Disease Discusses Lyme disease, an infection spread by ticks. Includes info on deer ticks. Covers symptoms and Lyme disease tests. Covers treatment with antibiotics. Includes info on complications from not treating Lyme disease. Offers prevention tips.
  45. Jock Itch
  46. Symptoms of Lyme Disease
  47. Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria) Discusses rare flesh-eating bacterial infection. Includes info on Fournier gangrene. Covers symptoms and how it is diagnosed. Looks at treatment with medicine, surgery, and oxygen therapy. Covers treatment for complications caused by the infection.
  48. Rash, Age 12 and Older Briefly discusses common causes of skin rashes in those 12 and older. Covers allergies, chronic skin problems like eczema, and contact with poisonous plants like poison oak. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  49. Pilonidal Disease Discusses infection caused by problems near the crease between the buttocks. Covers symptoms, which include cysts that might drain. Offers home treatment tips. Covers treatment with incision and drainage or removal.
  50. Stages of Lyme Disease
  51. Measles (Rubeola)
  52. Preventing Blisters Learn how to prevent getting blisters on your feet.
  53. Smallpox Discusses smallpox, a contagious infection caused by the variola virus. Covers symptoms and how it's diagnosed. Discusses how it's spread. Discusses smallpox vaccine, including who should have it and who should not. Covers smallpox as a biological weapon.
  54. Swimmer's Itch
  55. Folliculitis
  56. Thrush
  57. Shingles Discusses shingles, a condition caused by the virus that causes chickenpox (herpes zoster). Discusses who is most likely to get it. Describes how shingles rash causes pain and the treatment for it. Includes info on the shingles vaccine.
  58. Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
  59. Removing an Object From a Wound
  60. Blister Care Learn how to care for your blister so it will heal and won't get infected.
  61. Artificial Nails: Problems and Treatment
  62. Nail Problems and Injuries Briefly discusses common nail changes and possible causes for nail problems, including infection, injury, health conditions, and medicines. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  63. Male Genital Problems and Injuries Briefly discusses male genital problems and injuries. Looks at testicle, penis, and scrotum symptoms. Covers rashes and infections. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  64. Using Tape to Remove Warts
  65. Body Piercing: Safe Jewelry Choices
  66. Chickenpox: Controlling the Itch Guides you through how to control itching when you or your child has chickenpox (varicella) rash. Includes home treatment with baths, over-the-counter medicines, and lotions.
  67. Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
  68. Mouth Problems, Noninjury Briefly discusses possible causes of mouth, tongue, or lip problems, including infections, sores, and health conditions. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  69. Accidental Needle Sticks
  70. Lyme Disease Test Discusses antibody test used to detect Lyme disease. Covers two types of test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot test). Covers why and how they are done. Includes info on what results mean.
  71. Puncture Wounds Briefly discusses types of puncture wounds and the risk of infection. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  72. Warts: Should I Treat Warts? Guides you through the decision to have warts or plantar warts removed. Discusses types of treatments and their benefits and risks. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  73. Care for Minor Burns Learn how to treat minor burns and prevent infection, and when to see a doctor.
  74. Blister Care
  75. Laser Surgery for Genital Warts
  76. Breast Problems Briefly discusses breast changes during puberty, noncancerous breast changes, and when problems may need follow-up care. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  77. Cryotherapy for Genital Warts
  78. Electrocautery for Genital Warts
  79. Surgical Removal of Genital Warts by Excision
  80. Live Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
  81. Cryotherapy for Warts
  82. Laser Surgery for Warts
  83. Recombinant Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
  84. Jellyfish Sting: Home Treatment
  85. Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Genital Warts
  86. Shingles: Should I Get a Vaccine to Prevent Shingles? Topic guides you through the decision to get the shingles vaccine. Explains your chances of getting shingles and how well the vaccine works. Lists risks and benefits of getting the vaccine. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.

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