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Painful skin
Painful skin can occur with burns, nerve injuries, rashes, illnesses, psychological illnesses, and with fever. Depending on the cause dictates what to take and how to treat it. It is any area of skin that hurts or is tender when touching it.
Dr. Sheila Calderon reviewed this
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A 43-year old asked:
Embarrassing and painful skin trouble, what to do?
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A 31-year old asked:
What do you recommend to do about painful skin tacks?
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A 46-year old asked:
Painful skin on top of my head where my pony tail pulls?
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A member asked:
Which treatment works the best and fastest for painful skin?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is this painful skin disease? Clusters of small circular bumps.
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A 40-year old asked:
What is the painful skin bubble near my fingernail?
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A 55-year old male asked:
back pain (severity: severe) (side: left) , burning sensation and painful skin when touched. pain when pushing on the area.3 days now not better?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Off and on for about a year, having bad painful skin and sensitivity in certain areas of skin worse when touched. Comes and goes. No rash or redness. ?
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A 37-year old asked:
What to do for painful skin irritation on the inner thighs caused by walking? I weigh 355
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have dry painful skin on my penis that is tender, red and shiny. What should I do? I already put vaciline on and it just happened last night.
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have had a small raised bump about the size of a bug bite on my arm for about a yr. It is hard but not painful. Skin colored. What could it be.
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A 48-year old female asked:
I am experiencing leg pain and painful skin. The following also describe me: Pain shooting down the leg and Soft tissue swelling. What should I do?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Itchy and painful skin around the mole , not the mole itself..Is it an infection?
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A 20-year old female asked:
One tiny bump on wall of vagina. Not itchy or painful. Skin colored. Been there for a long time. What could it be?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My wife has very dry itchy painful skin between and on toes on one of her feet. What over-the-counter meds are recommend.?
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A 34-year old asked:
My daughter has dry pale and painful skin around her mouth. What is wrong with her?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Tiny splinter feeling bumps on fingers hurt but not a splinter or blister just a painful skin bump?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have recently had really itchy and painful skin but no rashes, is it because I stopped my antidepressant?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I am experiencing continued odourless vaginal discharge, itchiness, and painful skin. I'm 20 wks pg. Tried clomitrazole and pessary to no avail. Help?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why do I get painful skin rashes on my inner thighs after swimming in the ocean?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have a small white bump just above my hip bone. It had appeared to wall it's self off and now has become irritated and painful. Skin or regular dr?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have what looks like an abscess in between my pinky toe whole toe is swollen very painful skin is white colored hurts to the touch.
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A 17-year old female asked:
17 female. Painful, skin colored, about 1.5 cm diameter armpit lump. Disappeared completely after 2 weeks. No other symptoms. Could it be cancer?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Are all these symptoms connected? Below are a list of symptoms that have been bothering me for quite some time. Can you please tell me if you think any are connected? eczema on hands flushing on face, hands, feet, knees painful skin - just the surfa
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have dark spots, red patches , itchy painful skin rash. The hospital said it was a allergic reaction but couldn't figure out what caused it.
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A 30-year old female asked:
I am experiencing rash (quality: itchiness, blisters, flaking or scaling) . The following also describe me: Painful skin, Flaky skin, Tender to touch?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Looks like spider bite on top of toes, went away and came back within 2 weeks.Painful, skin peeling, blister like with white pus inside?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What could cause painful skin on my leg above my knee? No redness just painful even for a blanket to touch. Same pain was on top right foot 2 weeks ago.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing pimples. The following also describe me: Skin redness or irritation, Blackheads, Painful skin, Drainage or pus, and Stress. What should I do?
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A 37-year old female asked:
My Daughter is experiencing flaking skin on scalp. The following also describe her: Skin redness or irritation and Painful skin. What should she do? I also have a picture of the red spot if I'm able to send it
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