Skin Infections Summary Your skin helps protect you from germs, but sometimes it can get infected by them. Some common types of skin infections are Bacterial: Cellulitis and impetigo. Staphylococcal infections can also affect the skin. Viral: Shingles, warts, and herpes simplex Fungal: Athlete’s foot and yeast infections Parasitic: Body lice, head lice, and scabies Treatment of skin infections depends on the cause. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Encyclopedia Actinomycosis Erythema multiforme Erythema nodosum Erythrasma Gram stain of skin lesion Intertrigo Nikolsky sign Paronychia Scalded skin syndrome Skin culture Skin lesion aspiration Skin lesion biopsy Skin lesion KOH exam Skin lesion of blastomycosis Sporotrichosis Swimming pool granuloma Tinea versicolor Wood’s lamp examination Find an Expert American Academy of Dermatology American Academy of Dermatology Find a Dermatologist American Academy of Dermatology National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Start Here Bacterial Skin Infections Merck & Co., Inc. Fungal Skin Infections Merck & Co., Inc. Diagnosis and Tests Biopsy American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Fungal Tests American Association for Clinical Chemistry Wood’s Lamp Examination Logical Images Array Blastomycosis Boils Candida infection of the skin Carbuncle Donovanosis (granuloma inguinale) Ecthyma Erysipelas Molluscum contagiosum Necrotizing soft tissue infection Skin Rashes and Other Changes American Academy of Family Physicians Specifics Blastomycosis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Boils American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Boils and Carbuncles Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Cellulitis and Erysipelas National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Cutaneous Larva Migrans American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Erysipelas American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Erythema Nodosum American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Disease Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Intertrigo American Academy of Family Physicians Molluscum Contagiosum Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Molluscum Contagiosum American Academy of Dermatology Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Rare Disease, Especially for the Healthy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) FAQs Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sporotrichosis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tinea Versicolor American Academy of Dermatology Tinea Versicolor Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Images Boils (Furunculosis) Logical Images Erythema Nodosum Logical Images Erythrasma Logical Images Intertrigo Logical Images Molluscum Contagiosum Logical Images Tinea Versicolor Logical Images Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Molluscum Contagiosum National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Skin Diseases, Infectious National Institutes of Health Teenagers Cuts, Scratches, and Scrapes Nemours Foundation Molluscum Contagiosum Children’s Hospital Boston Genetics Genetics Home Reference: autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome National Library of Medicine Related Issues Molluscum New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center Skin Complications American Diabetes Association Swimming Pools and Molluscum Contagiosum Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Children Molluscum Contagiosum American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Molluscum Contagiosum (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Skin Infections Nemours Foundation Journal Articles Skin Infections
