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Skin sores

Skin sores

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Is a type of:

Skin conditions • Sore

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Skin

Types of

Bed sore
Condition

Is Symptom of

Immune diseases
Condition
Reiter's syndrome
Condition
Vasculitis
Condition
Epidermolysis bullosa
Condition
Leishmaniasis
Condition
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Is a Side Effect of

Avastin

Medications

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What is the definition or description of: Skin sores?

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A 49-year old female asked:

Why did I get skin sores from coworkers when theirs were caused by drug use and i do not use any drugs? They went away and now are back again. My face is itchy and fingernails and tips feel contaminated. Others also have sores again. What or how can this

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A 43-year old female asked:

Can exposure to molds cause Tachycardia, inflammation, itching and skin sores?

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A 40-year old female asked:

I have skin sores/lesions that are red with punched out center and are extremely itchy. Was put on dapsone yet all derm tests are negative. HELP?!

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A 52-year old male asked:

High fever sore throat,skin sores,painless after fever broke,white blood cells fighting virus?, then died,harmless?? treatment?antibiotics ness.?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Would dry skin cause sores to disappear and then re-appear on your head?

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A 45-year old female asked:

What can cause your hands to itch. There is no rash, dry skin or sores?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Peeling skin and sores on top of feet. Peeling skin on sides of feet also. What could it be? Been this way for a few weeks.

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A 52-year old female asked:

Sores on skin and scalp OOn going for 2 years. Lump in back of neck cyst like.?

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A 52-year old female asked:

Sores on skin for year and a half. Wax and wane. Sore neck lymph nodes numbness in face?

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A 62-year old female asked:

What causes small red sores on skin that itch and open when rubbed; In abdomen and chest and back. Have had pain under armpits and breasts also.?

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A 42-year old female asked:

Top cancer dr wants to start 87 yr dad on 5FU (fluorouracil) for 6 months b/c he says there are no side effects other than possible mouth sores & peeling skin. True?

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A 37-year old asked:

I get cold sores on my skin. What should I do?

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A 30-year old asked:

Why do you get cold sores? Am I treating my skin badly?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Can a dermotoligest till if you have hiv by the sores on ur skin ?

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A 41-year old asked:

Does lupus cause you to get rashes and sores on your skin?

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A 18-year old female asked:

How to heal sores on delicate skin and delicate skin areas?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Ok so I have sores that drain tinted color puss and the skin peels...what is it...itch too?

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A 34-year old asked:

I've been noticing sores on my body, my skin seems to be breaking out somewhat. what could this possibly be?

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A 36-year old asked:

Which layers of skin are affected by pressure sores?

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A 20-year old female asked:

Could it be mirtazapine that is causing my skin to crawl and itch and cause sores where I've itched?

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A 22-year old female asked:

My daughter scratches her butt, lower back, and around her waste constantly. I noticed she has tiny healing sores and scabs. Is it just dry skin?

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A female asked:

Are men less at risk of pressure sores? I heard that men have thicker skin than women. Does this mean they are less at risk of pressure sores?

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A 19-year old male asked:

I have found some very small red and raw areas (like tiny sores) on my skin on my vagina. (just above my clitoris where the inner lips first begin??

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A 17-year old female asked:

If you get cold sores can you still give oral sex? Even though a cold sore is not present and is dormant under the skin? Will it do anything?

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A 35-year old asked:

my skin hurts it started off on my side and is moving to my chest and hip. there are no sores or redness. what could it be?

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A 32-year old asked:

My bf get sores on his skin that start off as blisters and its on on his upper extremity what could this be?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I'm in the open sore stage of an HSV 2 outbreak and my I underwear keep getting stuck to my sores and ripping my skin. Can I use nonstick gauze?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can herpes cold sores cause a skin bacterial infection?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I have red sores all over, look like pimples, when they break, weep clear liquid/swell. The skin around them is fragile and heal slowly. Contagious?

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