Carbuncle
A carbuncle is a red, swollen, and painful cluster of boils that are connected to each other under the skin. A boil (or furuncle) is an infection of a hair… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Erysipelas
Erysipelas is a bacterial skin infection involving the upper dermis that characteristically extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics. It is a tender, intensely erythematous, indurated plaque with a sharply demarcated… Read more »
Acrodermatitis
Acrodermatitis is skin condition that normally affects children ages 6 months to 12 years. Its full name is papular acrodermatitis of childhood. It is also called Gianti-Crosti syndrome. Even… Read more »
Pemphigoid
Pemphigoid is a rare skin condition that causes large, fluid-filled blisters on areas of skin that often flex like upper thighs,armpits or lower abdomen. It is most common to people… Read more »