The Archive of Skin Infections Questions
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• Q&A from 2005
• Strange Skin Problem
• Could this be Herpes
• Genital Herpes or something else?
• Specificity of HSV IgM and Timing of Titers
• What are these small blisters inside my mouth?
• Can herpes manifest itself like this? What is going on??
• strange rash...uncertain and worried
• Herpes-please help
• skin infection with multiple pustules
• Skin peeling in samll circles. ????
• Herpes of the 'shins'??????
• what do I have here doc?
• Folliculitits/Yeast Infection/Herpes???
• Possible Genital Herpes?
• Worried about herpes vs irritation from a great deal of sex
• itchy lips with tiny pussing dots
• Cust on neck still draining.....
• gential herpes and edema
• HELP!!!! What is This red sore that has purple or black tops.
• Itchy, painful pinhead size lucite water blisters
• Genital Problems
• penis burning and redness
• rare problem/ tried everything
• Itchy skin on arms, legs, groin area
• Red bumps on genital area and buttocks
• Is it a pimple or is it a cold sore?



• Q&A from 2004
• Face, chin, neck, irritation, infection..
• Cold Sore transmission
• Folliculitis - STD?
• anal raw, stinging stripe, recurrent
• Can you help me indentify a strange rash.
• Recurring penis irritation
• PAINFUL WHITE LUMPS ON VAGINA
• Dry, flaky penis
• Molluscum and Perleche
• spot on inner thigh
• Molluscum or cysts?
• Ongoing burning sensation when seated
• Peeling lower lip, pinpoint bumps or granules on gums
• Red sore in pubic area
• Possible Cold Sore
• Itching
• Superfical Perivascular Dermatitis [Seborrheic Dermatitis
• What is it?
• blood blisters
• oral sex and herpes
• Extreme Sensitivity to glan area of penis
• Jock Itch, FOLLICULITIS, Boils, Staff Infection...HELP!!!!!!!!
• Brown skin on scrotum and penis shaft
• Inflamed, red tender glans of penis
• Penis Skin Spits where head joins the shaft on top side.
• Looking for Clarification..herpes?
• severe dryness of penis
• Infection or Bites?
• Skin irritation during and after sex
• Im am completely lost, what is this?
• unidentified oral blister
• Is it folliculitis or sexual transmitted skin problem?
• Strange skin problem on the scrotum.
• Bumps?
• Irritated tip of penis? Or some kind of std?
• Herpes or ingrown hair?
• Red Scrotum Syndrome or Atypical Herpes? Dr. Rockoff please.
• Bump on Penis Problem
• Staff Infections
• Skin sores in pubic hair area
• irritated shaft, scrotum and inner thighs
• Possible herpes question...
• Possible STD? I NEED HELP!!!
• Herpes
• Red Spots on Penis Head
• genital abrasion?
• Bumps at corners of mouth
• Blisters on my vagina
• Recurring Furnacles/HIV?
• hepes infection
• if you can't tell me what this is, please rule out what it is not
• Assistance required
• Folliculitis? Herpes? Ant bite? Help!
• Redness around rim of glans penis
• crater-like foreskin after masturbation
• Red sore between thigh and scrotum
• White Bump Under Penis
• Contradictory herpes information
• is this anything to worry about...
• Another Herpes Questions (Dr. Rockoff only reply)
• Folliculitis?
• bumps on head
• possible foot infection?
• (Genital herpes!?) Red tender area(s) above genitals in pubic hair
• Skin break and swelling under the penis head.
• herpes question
• Terrfied about Herpes
• Wanting the answer.
• Herpes/Folliculitis/why me!??!
• Herpes or Folliculitis or Carbuncles?
• head of penis is tender
• Rash as an HIV Symptoms
• What are the stages of Staph Infection, How serious, Symptoms of Stages, Treatme
• Itchy red bump on one side of buttocks
• Small red bumps w/ crater on penis?
• resolving skin infection
• my testicles itch
• genital itching
• Red bumps/insect bites on back of leg
• Is this Herpes?
• Irritation on penis
• Irritated scrotum § shaft
• Anal Itching
• folliculitus or herpes question
• Help?
• Final Followup on Herpes Potential
• Folliculitis?
• Contagious Itchy Face Syndrome
• How Likely
• Is this oral herpes/cold sore, genital herpes or warts?
• Should I be Concerned?
• Spots of redness on scrotum
• Testicular Rash
• Hepres blood test
• Does this sound like herpes?
• folliculitis following strep infection
• Facial staph infection
• boils or herpies
• red sore on my left butt cheek
• Skin Irritation
• WHAT IS THIS poss herpes?
• Boil on My Nose...
• New Bruising
• herpes?
• Folliculitis or Herpes
• Small pimple-like bumps at corners of mouth
• Herpes?
• Tingling, Redness, Irritation, Night Sweats, What is causing it???
• herpes 1 (cold sore virus)
• herpes (mis)diagnosis questions



• Q&A from 2003
• Burn or worse
• Help... what do these blood results (#'s) mean?
• Herpes question
• What is causing this?
• raised scarry tissue on scrotum
• Question for the professionals-Herpes Select-RN-Md
• Truth about MCV
• Please Help Me Find Closure (only dr. rockoff reply please)
• Recurring White Bumps on Lips
• Could this be Herpes?
• Help?
• worried about spots on penis, pls help
• Please correct info on herpes blood testing
• HSV
• Rash/iching bumps try again..
• Rash/iching bumps
• Itchy Lump on Sole of Foot
• Boils?Help!
• itching spots, some blistering
• Irritated Vagina
• Herpes Testing
• recurring lip infection
• Irritated urethra and red spots on penis.
• Genital warts, Herpes, Ingrown hair??? Help!
• Bug Bites?
• What is it
• Scabies, Parasites? What is it?
• Multiple Bumps near edge of pubic hair
• Strange results from blackhead treatment
• Red/Purple 'burn' up head of penis
• Folliculitus
• DRY AND SWELLING STILL
• itchy spots on scrotum and underside of penis
• Foreskin Rash
• Herpes? Or am I crazy?
• Baffled...
• scars on penis
• Genital Itching
• Lip infection
• herpes or not?
• Genital Pimples?
• folliculitis
• complications of skin infections?
• folliculitus
• undermining
• Please help with long term skin disorder
• Pimples/cysts on penis
• folliculitus
• Apperance of Red Bump
• Herpes or Ecezema or other?
• 'rash' on the head of my penis
• Wart Removed From Lip - Cold Sore Developed?
• Red Bump on Upper Thigh
• Recurring Skin Infections
• Re: Peeling of Hands and Feet.
• irritation of glans penis
• Redness in foreskin and slight burning sensation
• Penile redness and itching, white peeling
• Pimples
• Anal Itching
• red bumps/spots on chest
• Are condoms necessary?
• Groin Irritation
• The Unusual Growth on the Skin of the Penis
• Penis inflammation
• Re-curring skin infection between nostrils
• Skin itches
• Herpes test follow up
• Acute penile pruritic 1mm pustules
• Questions about the Herpes Simplex Virus for Dr. Rockoff.
• small red pimples on head of penis.
• possible reaction in glans penis to hydrocortisone?
• SKIN SORES
• Herpes question
• HSV 2
• Atypical Herpes?
• irritation of scrotum and penis - herpes?
• Follicalitus???
• Rash between rectum and scrotum
• Nodule on Tongue



• Q&A from 2002
• Red patch on the tip of penis
• i need help
• red bumps
• Sore redness on face
• Why do I develop red pimples or folliculitis after sex?
• pimple on penis
• tinea versicolor
• Pubic folliculitis
• Mastocytosis
• Bacterial, Fungal, Or Herpetic?
• False positives
• herpes dark brown tongue
• herpes tongue Continued
• Skin Boils or hair follicle infection
• What Is It?
• Worry
• Bacterial Folliculits
• Lesions/Folliculitis
• Peeling Lips Part 2
• Any help is good
• NO ANSWERS AND VERY SCARED
• folliculitis
• Help with sever infection in sebaceous and keratinous cysts of the face
• Itchy, red § swollen face
• Spider bite, probably
• Itching and bumps all over except head
• herpes or irritated skin?
• Hormone Related?
• Excess Scrotal Sweating
• What is a staff infection
• Boils or herpes
• Recurring skin infection vs rash vs fungus vs viral
• False negative?
• Spreading Inflammation of Penis
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum treatment
• When the Cream is not enough !
• folliculitis?
• Pain Under Penis Head
• Herpes?
• Glans problems -- persistent redness, irritation -- help!
• Is it folliculitis?
• Mildly itchy pigmentation above pubic area
• Herpes
• Rash (?), irritation on glans penis
• Contact dermatitis?
• Contact Vulvitis
• Swelling and red inflammed Blisters calves to ankels
• From Foot to Hand
• Herpes?
• Boils or Furnacles
• Other Treatment Options
• Morphea (?) on scalp causing hair loss and severe rash; travelling down face.
• reoccuring problem.
• Toes of Torture!
• herpes?
• Inflamed foot sore
• Lumps on butt around anus
• herpes or folliculitis?
• itchy groin area
• boils
• Penis skin breaks
• Folliculitis or Herpes 2
• Recurrent Skin Infections / Folliculitis
• long term itching?
• Recurrent Skin Infections
• Eczema gone bad? or infection?
• The Cyst that wouldn't leave
• foliculitous



• Q&A from 2001
• Folliculitus Decalvans
• Peeling lips (Continue)
• peeling lips
• sore on penis
• Yeast infection on penis?
• Irritation (Dark patches) at the tip of my pennis
• Red rash surrounding anus area
• Rash on inner thigh
• Unexplained Scrotum swelling after unsafe sex
• Scalp bumps
• red steaks on love handles
• can orthodontist spread herpes simplex virus to patient?
• tiny pimple-like bumps on index finger
• Bumps between the legs
• IS LEUKODERMA CUREABLE
• rash on hands won't go away, even after medical treatment
• Peeling Skin Whole Body
• Dark growing maeks on my lips.
• boils
• Infected after a camping trip....
• Folliculitis?
• Super sudden itching
• Finger Bumps
• Unexplained Skin Problems after sex encounter
• How to detect if you have an allergy to Latex?
• body sores that itch
• facial sores
• small blisters on hands
• Bumps on scalp
• Pigmentation
• bruised and tender penis
• trichophyton schanleinii?
• What could it be?
• Pemphigus Vulgaris
• Skin infiection
• Ear Piercing
• Small to tiny blisters on large toe and finger.
• bleeding skin sores
• herpes symptoms
• Please help me!!
• What am I looking at
• excoriations of the skin
• Red Bumps that do not itche
• white heads
• Rash(?) over body
• navel pain § discharge
• Folliculitis?
• Looking for a diagnosisi
• Staff Infection
• foreskin adhesion with redness
• Upper Torso bumps
• SKIN PROBLEM



• Q&A from 2000
• testing for herpes
• please help!!!
• problem with hands
• recurring impetigo
• Course of Treatment for Scabies
• Strange penis patch of skin
• Is pleva contagious?
• Possible cyst? Need help please
• Burning sensation at tip of penis (urethra)
• Someting on Penis
• Sweat spots
• large sores not healing
• Can staph infections cause long term problems?
• rash or papulosis or allergic reaction
• Underarm abscesses
• large skin lesion
• Non itching rash
• brown spots on penis
• Hydradenits
• boils
• skin tearing
• Blisters on Hands, Feet, and Throat
• Groin area pimples or cysts?
• Fungal Infection
• Infected Boil
• Pimple / Boils
• Painful bump under arm
• Red spots on penis.
• Canker sore?
• Peeling Lips
• Penis irritation?
• bacterial and fungal infections
• shinning skin
• Herpes type 1
• ITCHING IN PUBIC AREA
• tender skin
• Armpit infection
• Oral herpes retransmission?
• What are these itchy spots on my skin?
• Cold sores?
• Rash all over body
• cutaneous vasulitis
• What's on my fingers?
• Scars
• Blister on tip of finger and under finger nail
• Infection of skin
• Hidradenitis Supporativa???
• is it a skin infection or a fungus?
• holes in skin on lower leg



• Q&A from 1999
• Herpes?
• Hives/Shingles
• Skin Problems
• Red Patches all over Back
• Post Natal Skin Rash
• Skin Problem
• Red spots on head of penis
• Lesions all over body
• Severe itching on palms and soles
• skin infection
• A Large patch of skin on testicles that is very dry and scaly on a child
• small blisters around nose
• Herpes?
• Round Rash
• RASH ON INNER THIGH
• Minor Nipple Piercing Infection
• Scrotal itch/Herpes?
• Treatment
• Folliculitis Decalvans
• Recurring skin infections after chemo for breast cancer
• ringworm maybe???
• re-occuring boils
• pilonidal sinuses



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