Viruses, bacteria, and fungi can all cause skin infections. You can do some things to avoid them, but most of us will get an infection on our skin at some point. Find out more from WebMD's slideshow.
Sometimes confused with a spider bite, a carbuncle is a group of boils that stem from an infection of the skin and are connected to each other. Photos of carbuncles “It’s pretty common for people to come in thinking they have a spider bite when they have an abscess or carbuncle,” s...
One of the most common rashes from a parasite infection isscabies. Scabiesis produced by a small mite(related to a spider). This mite is usually contracted by prolonged contact with another infected individual. The mite lives in the superficial layers of human skin. It does not produce symptom...
What are the different types of boils? Several different types of boils include the following: Furuncle or carbuncle: This is an abscess in the skin usually caused by an infection with the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. A furuncle can have one or more openings on the skin and may be assoc...
Scabies is a skin disease caused by the scabies mite,Sarcoptes scabiei hominis. This is just one of the many types ofskin bugsthat infests the human skin. In severe cases bacteria can sometimes cause a secondary skin infection. The symptoms of scabies like itchy skin and a skin rash are du...
As with all major surgeries, there are risks involved with skin grafting treatments. Some common risks include infection, bleeding, nerve damage and loss of the skin graft. Skin graft rejection sometimes occurs as well. If the skin graft doesn’t heal, repeated skin grafting usually is necessary...
Is your skin itching, breaking out, covered in a rash, or playing host to spots of some sort? It may be the result of infection, a chronic skin condition, or contact with an allergen or irritant. This WebMD slideshow shows you how to spot skin problems c
@MissDaphne-- I understand that a bacterial infection requires doctor care. But how do I know that I have a bacterial infection in the first place? What are the most basic bacterial skin infection symptoms? My cat scratched my hand the other day and it bled. I washed it with soap and...
Causes of an Abscess and Treatments Types of Skin Abscesses, Healing Stages, and Pictures A skinabscessis a walled-off, bump-like collection of pus that appears either within or just below the surface of the skin. Abscesses are typically caused by abacterial infection.1With proper treatment,...
The safety of the two operations will be assessed on the basis of postoperative wound pain, faecal continence and wound infection. Postoperative wound pain will be rated by using the Visual Analogue Scale. In this trial, the Wexner scale will be applied to estimate anal function. Postoperative ...