A woman’s nail-picking habit landed her in the ER. Her experience inspired a PSA video that racked up over 3.5 million likes.

Fungal infection not only affects toenails, but also leads to dry skin between fingers. "Fungal infections like tinea manuum ...

One of her fingers is swollen and turned ... cuts in the cuticle and the nail fold (the skin around the nail). He says that most nail infections get better with antibiotics.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious infection caused ... rounded skin plaques or papules that may form on the feet, hands, and fingers. These plaques and papules don’t typically ...

Staphylococcus bacteria live on skin and can cause a staph infection if they enter the bloodstream. Staph infections can involve a range of symptoms, like vomiting, rashes or inflamed skin ...

Molluscum contagiosum is an infection that causes a group of small, shiny, and smooth bumps on the skin. It’s caused by the M. contagiosum virus, a type of poxvirus, which can be transmitted ...

a All models controlled for: age, sex, recurrent infection, history of compromised immune system, whether episode started as an emergency visit, use of a topical antibacterial agent, whether ...

Uncomplicated skin infections account for almost 200 million physician-office visits in the USA annually. Treating these infections is estimated to cost in excess of US$350 million each year.