What Are Blisters? They're bubbles that pop up when fluid collects in pockets under the top layer of your skin. They can be filled with pus, blood, or the clear, watery part of your blood called serum. Most are shaped like circles. Depending on the cause, your blister could itch or ...
Pompholyx (dyshidrotic eczema): This is a common but poorly understood health condition that classically affects the hands and occasionally the feet by producing an itchy rash composed of tiny blisters (vesicles) on the sides of the fingers or toes and palms or soles. Lichen simplex chronicus:...
These tough growths form on the soles of the feet. You get them when a virus enters your body through broken skin. They can spread through skin-to-skin contact or on surfaces in places like public pools and showers. The warts are harmless, so you don't have to treat them. In many ...
The bane of locker rooms and dormitory showers, athlete’s foot can be an itchy, painful problem. This infection is most often found on the feet of young adult men. Athlete’s foot can appear with several different types of symptoms, including dry scaling on the soles of feet that is pat...
A red rash between the toes or on the soles of the feet Flaking or broken skin Discomfort ranging from mild itchiness to painful blisters Athlete’s foot between the toes is calledinterdigitaltinea pedis. When it’s mainly on the soles, it’s moccasin-type tinea pedis. Blister-like outbre...
I still broke out on my feet. It would not come out of my socks. I ended up buying more socks to cure that problem.I have since stayed away from all Snuggle softeners. Until several days ago I've been really lucky. Then, we used the apartment community washer/dryer and the familiar...
Bullaeare a type of large blister.20Bullae that are filled with blood are called blood blisters. Most blisters are caused by friction and will go away on their own. Popping a blister is not recommended. Popping could increase the risk of infection and delay healing. ...
Both conditions can cause sores, although Raynaud’s causes types of color changes on the skin which are different.Chilblains can create complications if the skin blisters. When that occurs, the individual can develop infections and ulcers. Besides being extremely painful, infections are possibly ...
The SJS rash appears on a person’s palm and wrist, with “target” lesions. The blisters of the SJS rash have burst, and some of the skin is peeling. What causes Stevens-Johnson syndrome? The most common cause of SJS is a reaction to a medication that someone has taken. But other ...
Symptoms of herpes labialis, which is usually caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), include small, painful blisters which develop on the lips and mouth. These blisters which are filled with clear fluid, break open and evolve into ulcers. ...