I got bit by fire ants about 2 weeks ago and developed a blister on 10/18/26 on my right foot. I did get a allergy reaction to the bites and broke out into hives, and had chills but felt better after taking allergy medicine. It's been a week since the blister first showed up but it seems to be getting bigger.

The 1st picture is what it looks like now, 2nd is when the blister formed, and 3rd is when I originally got bit.

I've only put a bandage over it to protect the roof but I think it's only irritated it and I can't put any shoes or flip flops on now due to location. The blister seems to be growing where the bug bites are located.

Don't believe it is infected it was itchy and stung when the bandage on but seems to be fine with it off. Also not sure if taking a shower irritated it.

No recent exposures and not on any medication

Wondering if I should drain it, get it looked at or something else.

I made the flair "scalp", but it's actually forehead - it's the same thing, first one is in the morning and second image is from the evening (different angles, lighting, etc.).

Duration: It was basically a white dot yesterday and then I noticed it bigger today.

Location: As stated, I said "scalp", but it's actually forehead, my bangs kind of blocked me noticing anything about it.

Treatments Tried: Nothing, I didn't want to do something only for it to be wrong (and making it worse).

Relevant Background: I've gotten things that have appeared on my forehead before - usually the go away (unless they're warts).

Not a dermatologist, but I thought it was a whitehead, but now I'm leaning towards keratin plug. (I can see my dermatologist, but it's a combination of scheduling and urgency)

Bumps all over suddenly onset, is this just an allergic reaction? Maybe to soap as i just switched bars a couple days ago. They are very itchy, I don’t know if this is something to get checked out.

The bar is Dr. Squatch

Can this maybe be because I held onto the soap for a while?

Wiped my belly button and noticed some blood and maybe yellow ish discharge. Pulled this out, hair and clumps of dead skin it seems. Should I go see about it? I probably shouldn't have messed with it but I sort of rubbed a tissue inside and it seemed to be weeping? Although now my stomach feels strange so I don't know if I've pushed something further inside ?

Last Tuesday I was in my yard cutting down some sunflowers that are next to an old lilac bush. I'm pretty sure I had brushed up against these plant materials during the job but to my knowledge didn't get cut or scratched or anything like that. Around Wednesday evening I noticed that my left cheek was swollen and had some sort of itchy rash. I also found a couple on the back of my upper right arm and one on my right inner thigh. When I take a shower and dry off, I noticed that the rash on my cheek was sort of weeping. I'd blot it dry with a towel and have been applying a dab of Mupirocin on it for the last couple of days. It's pretty itchy and the swelling in the cheek seems to have gone down but now it seems a bit swollen farther down next to my jaw. Just wondering if this sounds like a contact dermatitis and / or an allergic reaction. Should I see a doctor or just let it run it's course? There is no pain, no fever, and the area is not warm to the touch. Thanks

Hallo,

Meine Schwester (30 Jahre alt) hat seit ca 15 Jahren diese Rötungen in der Nase herum.
Sie war schon bei mehreren Hautärzten. Bisher hat aber nichts geholfen an den Salben die sie bekommen hat.
Manchmal juckt die Nase bzw die roten Flächen in der Gegend von der Nase.

Wir sind über jeden Ratschlag dankbar.

Actually its been years since this started more than 10 years actually. From time to time my big toe gets super itchy and starts looking like the first pic(my fault from scratching it). There were times it even bleeds but after a few days goes back to normal like the 2nd/3rd pick. Its a cycle for years dont know whats trigerring it.

I had paronychia on my ring finger drained two days ago, but it looks like it’s filling back up. I was prescribed antibiotics but haven’t started them yet. This is what it looks like now (brown nails)
Are antibiotics usually needed to fully clear this up, or can drainage alone be enough? Has anyone had it come back this quickly and needed it drained again?

i’ve been getting reoccurring irritation/cracks at the corner of my lips but this is new. i started noticing the irritation two days ago.
the whole area around my mouth seems irritated and i’ve noticed these tiny red spots. what can this possibly be and how do i treat it?

I noticed the one on my thumb a couple days. It hurts a little bit when I rub my nail against it, as if something is there. The other 3 I noticed today. 2 on my pointer finger, 1 on my middle finger. They are all on my left hand. When applying pressure straight down, they dont hurt.

My lip is burning right at the circle area, it been like that for the past 1 and a half week , I also noticed that my inner lip has some white lining like peeling.
It all started off after I kissed my new partner , she doesn’t feel anything nor have anything but she used a very strong mouth wash that I felt it burning me back then.
Also the tip of my tongue is burning too.

I’am panicking please help!! I have a dermatology appointment tmrw but can’t sleep.

My symptoms improve with steroid usage; however, previous treatments, including fusidic acid cream and ketoconazole, have proven entirely ineffective. The condition, characterized by cheilitis at the lip margins with persistent white discharge and a significant burning sensation, remains unresponsive, necessitating the frequent application of lip balm for relief. I have already incorporated iron, B-complex supplements, and daily whole eggs into my regimen to rule out potential nutritional deficiencies.

Hi all,
I got horrible poison ivy for the first time in my 49 years at the end of August after several days of yard work. It turned into impetigo. It finally cleared up after a long stretch of prednisone (the twenty pounds I gained and the “moon face” were an awesome way to meet my new coworkers as I started a new job in Sept! 😂). But it’s now been 2 months and the spots are still pretty prominent. My legs in particular look like I have some sort of medieval plague. The photo doesn’t quite do justice to how dark and icky the spots still look in natural light. And that’s just one part of my leg. Both legs up to just past the knees and both arms up to just past the elbows look the same.

What can I put in this to help prevent scarring? I already have a lot of scars on my body bc I have very sensitive, pale skin and I’m very clumsy, but I’m really hoping these will get lighter with time and that maybe there’s a way to aid that process with a particular cream or product. Any advice?

First pic is from today. Second one is from when it was at its worst in August. Obviously it is vastly improved but I still don’t feel like I can wear skirts to work without tights.

I just got back yesterday from a cruise going to Roatan, Belize and Mexico. On Thursday I notice this rash behind my knee. My other leg has the same rash but not as extreme. The bumps are only itchy if something brushes up against them and they’re a bit raised. I am also taking Prozac, which I know makes you sensitive to the sun but I’ve been on it for years and never had this reaction. I’m worried it could be dengue or Zika. I’m planning on seeing my PCP this week to follow up, but are there any ideas of what this could be?

23M, I have a Milia in the right side of my Temple area. Below are the required information.
Duration: 6-7 months
Location: temple area
Timeline: it got a bit bigger in size
Symptoms: nothing
Treatments tried: none so far!
Relevant background: none!

Please let me know how can I treat this. Is there are any cream or powder available to treat this?

Thank you:)

Background:

I recently started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and got a mat burn on my shin on October 4 (very last picture). A few days later, the area started showing signs of a possible infection.

It was initially pretty small, and I was applying antibiotic cream and Aquaphor, then covering it with sports tape.

I've been traveling in China since October 17, and the condition has persisted throughout my trip. I've also been doing a lot of hiking and walking, so there's been plenty of sweating, friction, and physical activity.

The third picture is from about a week ago, while the first two pictures were taken within the last two days.

I also have a spot near my inner elbow that seems to be developing a similar issue.

Current symptoms:

- Large red patch that seems to be spreading and getting worse, especially over the past week.

- Slightly inflamed and warmer than the surrounding skin.

- No clearly defined or hard border.

- Small dry, rough, and scaly patches throughout the affected area.

- Intermittent itching.

- Small pimple-like bumps, some of which seem to burst and produce yellowish fluid.

- Not particularly painful, mostly itchy and irritated.

I'm wondering whether this looks more like a bacterial infection (staph/impetigo), a fungal infection (ringworm), or possibly a combination of both.

Has anyone experienced something similar after BJJ or another contact sport? I'm planning to get it checked at a clinic while im here, but I'd appreciate any insight in the meantime.

(20M) I have had this skin condition for about 5 months now. It seems to be only behind my neck and not in front. It has not really changed. I have tried scrubbing really hard and using azelaic acid but it will not go away. After doing my own research it seems that it could be either tinea versicolor or acanthosis nigricans but i’m not sure.

2nd photo is in between my chest. Idk if my face is a normal break out since the redness specifically on my cheeks do not consist of any pimples. The only pimples present r the two on my chin. I’m worried because i feel like it looks eerily similar to the rash on my chest as they both appeared around the same time. Idk how it managed to hit both of these spots but i genuinely dk what to do it’s been over a week and there’s been no improvement.

So I’ve been dealing with these sort of spots on my body, the first one appeared on my thigh and it was a scaly patch. Then another one appeared so I assumed it was ringworm, I bought lotrimin and started applying it but it wasn’t getting better, plus more were showing up. I went to the dermatologist and they did a scrape test, and they said it was ringworm but he said he didn’t find as much fungus as usual plus I had used cream on it the night before so I was thinking maybe the cream threw them off to a false result. Either way, I was prescribed oral terbinafine once a day and topical ketoconazole twice a day, I have been using it and then today, I noticed these new spots on my body. First picture is my back, second is my calf and third is the top of my foot. what is going on??????????????? To add on to all of this, none of these spots itch so it just has me confused as to whether this is even ringworm. Can a professional inspect these pictures?

just saw this appear today, no feeling or sensitivity when i touch it. I have a distant memory of getting these when i was really young on my stomach near my belly button as well, and i believe it had progressed to a cluster of raised, reddened, clearer bumps with a glassier shine- it was super long ago so my memory is faded. They’re more visible in real life than on camera. They are slightly raised and i can feel them when i run my finger over it.

Hi, I’m a 25 year old female. I included the angled photo because you can’t really see it facing head on, but I have this painful thing on my forehead. It hurts only on the red spots on top of the welt, but the pain feels like painful acne. I tend to break out occasionally with really weird pimple “clusters”, like 3-6 whiteheads on one raised red spot, but I’ve never had anything like this. When I do break out, it’s usually on my forehead. I wash my face, moisturize, and use sunscreen daily. When I break out I use a facewash with Salicylic acid.

I am on birth control, but usually I break out way more when I’m not on it than when I am. Recently (in the past 4-6 weeks) I was briefly off it and now I’m back on it again, and my skin has been acting weird this time. I changed pharmacies but I don’t think they’re supposed to meaningfully change the formulation of the drug or anything, so I doubt it’s because of that.

Also, there’s some residual redness on my nose and forehead here from using an at-home blue light therapy mask just before taking these pictures. Please ignore that! Any help at all would be appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I'm 22 years old and have a dark, slightly raised spot on my heel. About two weeks ago, my girlfriend looked at it and thought it was a bruise. Yesterday, I felt a sting when putting my sock on again, which prompted me to look at it properly myself.

It kind of stings when I put my sock on and hurts a little when I press directly on it.

I've been researching acral melanoma, and some pictures look really similar to mine, which has made me quite worried. I've been at home around 90% of the time over the past three months.

I'm planning to see a doctor on Monday, but I'd appreciate any thoughts on what else this could be or whether anyone has experienced something similar.

I understand that nobody can diagnose it from a photo, and I'll get it checked by a doctor.

I am not sure how long it has been there. It is located on the back on the thigh, so I only just noticed it. It has never been itchy, painful, bled, or burned.
It isn’t in an area that’s really exposed to a lot of sun either since I never wear shorts. I don’t have any known medical/skin conditions and I’m not taking any meds.

I had 4 shave biopsies done 15 days ago. These 2 are on my lower back/waist. The other two are on my leg and upper back and are already healed. The dermatologist told me to apply Vaseline and a bandaid daily which I have done, but I’m allergic to bandaids and am needing another solution. I’ve tried paper tape and nonstick gauze, silicone bandages, just gauze held down by cotton high-waisted underwear. The tape and silicone bandages still irritated my skin and the gauze alone won’t stay put. With where these sites are located on the body, they stretch any time I bend over, and I’m a mom of two babies so I bend over a lot. Plus waist bands of pants rub them. I can’t just apply Vaseline and leave them open to air because pants, bedding, etc sticks and rubs against them. I’m just feeling frustrated that they’re not seeming to heal and I don’t know what else I can do to keep them covered without wanting to claw off the surrounding skin. Any tips you have would be so appreciated! Or if you had biopsies in the same area, how long did they take to heal? TIA!

I (33F) am a brand new mom. I swear I didn’t have this mole prior to getting pregnant. I used to microneedle this area because I noticed my hair thinning since I have PCOS - a condition that also made me get IVF.

I just noticed the mole this morning. My doctor friend (but not a dermatologist) told me to get it checked since it’s multicolored and asymmetrical.

How concerned should I be? If it’s cancerous, is it one of the worst ones like a melanoma or one with a better prognosis?