A woman says she fears she will never "look normal" again after contracting a rare skin infection last month ... who diagnosed her with the rare infection eczema herpeticum.

How Atopic Dermatitis Increases Vulnerability to Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Infections People with eczema (atopic dermatitis) are more susceptible to skin infections because the inflammatory ...

AD can also lead to the highly contagious impetigo, a skin infection that causes red bumps. The chance of developing an infection called eczema herpeticum, which is caused by the herpes virus ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(6):551-552. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition which affects 15-20% of the population in developed countries including the United ...

Different types of skin rashes include those caused by allergic reactions, infections, insect bites, or health conditions. Examples include eczema, chickenpox, psoriasis, and shingles. It can be ...

Ask your doctor about skin infection risk "Bacteria like to live on eczema-prone skin like a parasite," Kim says, adding that one sign of infection is when skin becomes oozy and crusted.

Mr. Brann, who still copes with the debilitating rashes, is one of millions of people with eczema, a broad term for a group of skin conditions that affects about 10 percent of the U.S. population.

It’s due to a contagious viral skin infection. It can be easy to confuse dyshidrotic eczema and herpetic whitlow since they both cause blisters on your fingers. However, they require very ...

However, the condition can lead to dry, cracked skin that can easily break open, offering a gateway for harmful bacteria, that can cause contagious infections. So while eczema, itself, is not ...