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Infections of the skin are often unpleasant and painful and a persistent problem of skin infections could also have adverse psychological effects on the the person. Those with a weak immune system are more susceptible to such skin infections. Infections could be caused by microscopic organisms, fungi and macroparasites. Amongst the different skin infections, bacterial infections and fungal infections are the most common ones that are usually heard of. In this article you'll find information on fungal, bacterial and yeast infections of the skin.
List of Different Infections of the Skin
Bacterial Skin Infections
Bacterial infections of the skin are the most common types of skin infections. There are mainly two types of bacterias causing these infections. Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus. Given below is the list of common bacterial infections, many of which are staph infections of the skin as it is caused by staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Erisipelas: Also known as St. Anthony's Fire, this infection is a staph infection wherein the skin rash appears to be bright red, swollen with a shiny patch which can easily be differentiated from the normal skin area. The affected person experiences an excruciating pain at the skin rash patches.
Cellulitis: This bacterial infection affects the deeper layers of skin that includes the subcutaneous tissue and the dermis. As the skin infection starts at a deeper level before the appearance of it on the skin, the person experiences fatigue, fever and chills. The skin infection in cellulitis is red and swollen in appearance and is very painful. Head and neck are the two areas that are affected by cellulitis skin infection in children and in case of it mostly occurs on the arms and legs.
Folliculitis: Folliculitis is nothing but inflammation of the hair follicle. The name of this skin condition is folliculitis as the inflammation in this condition is confined to hair follicles only. There are different types of folliculitis, one of which is hot tub folliculitis, which is caused by the pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.
Furuncle: While the folliculitis infection is confined to the hair follicles, furuncle affects a wider area called pilosebaceous unit which includes the hair follicle, hair shaft, the sebaceous gland and the pili muscle. The face, neck, buttocks and armpits are the common areas where this type of skin infection mostly occurs. Another severe form of a furuncle infection is called carbuncle. It is a more serious form of infection, as it it is a group of closely formed furuncles.
Erythrasma: This infection is a bacterial infection, but is often confused with a fungal infection because of its appearance. The infected area initially appears to be pink in color with well defined borders that distinguishes it from the surrounding normal skin but later it blends into the normal skin color. This bacterial infection mostly occurs in areas where the skin touches the skin such as the last two toe fingers, armpits and groin.
Impetigo: Another staph infection of the skin that affects the epidermis or the upper levels of the skin. Impetigo is a skin infection that occurs in areas with minor breaks such as a small cut or an insect bite. Impetigo can be classified in two categories, bullous and non-bullous. Non-bullous impetigo is a more common form and mostly occurs on the face and limbs. The affected area appears to be red with yellow colored crusts beneath it.
Fungal Infections of the Skin
Fungal infections of the skin is caused by the fungi that reside on our body. Most of the times they are not problematic but, sometimes they can cause skin infections in certain areas of the body due to various reasons. Fungi is most common in conditions where it is warm and moist all the time and these are the areas that are mainly affected by fungi's. Given below is the list of different fungal infections of the skin including the skin yeast infections.
Athlete's Foot: One of the most common fungal infections of the skin is athlete's foot which as the name suggests occurs on the feet. It is a more common skin infection found in men as compared to women and is seen in those who wear tight-fitting shoes which provides the best environment to the fungi's. There are mainly three types of this fungal infection namely, interdigital, moccasin and vesicular. Out of the three, interdigital athlete's foot is the most common infection.
Tinea Versicolor: It is a superficial fungal infection of the skin as it only affects the top layer of the skin or epidermis. This skin infection caused by the yeasts pityrosporum ovale and pityros porum orbiculare can be identified with hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation around the affected area.
Jock Itch: Jock itch or tinea cruris is a skin infection caused by a kind of fungus called tinea. Jock itch skin rash appear to be ring-shaped and red in color. This type of fungal infection mostly occurs in moist and warm areas of the body such as genitals, buttocks and inner thighs. Itching and burning in the groin, thigh and redness of the skin are the symptoms that commonly associated with jock itch.
Ringworm: Ringworm is a contagious fungal infection and is not to be confused with the worm. In this type of skin infection, the skin appears to be a red and circular sore with a scaly skin. These round red patches of ringworm could be on different parts of the body.
Besides the above mentioned bacterial and fungal infections, yeast infections of the skin are also a common type of skin infection. Alternative name for yeast infections is cutaneous candidiasis and is caused by a yeast like fungi called candida. Yeast infections can cause diaper rash in infants and can also cause nail infections. Yeast infections can occur in any part of the body. However, oral thrush where the yeast infection is in the mouth and vaginal yeast infections are the most common forms of yeast infections.
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