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Nail Fungus- Prevent And Treat In Time To Save Your Nails

August 24, 2006

A healthy and good-looking nail is a sign of health and personality. Imagine having toe nails that look thick, discolored and disfigured? Will you like them? But when we don’t take care in time, that happens. After permanent disfigurement, not much can be done. Let us learn about how to prevent and cure the nail fungus. Nail fungus- how does it spread?

Nail fungus is caused by a fungal infection. Sometimes yeast also causes similar problem. If you can stop this fungus reaching the insides of your nails, you have won the war against the nail fungus. How to do that? The fungus is mostly found in places, which are frequented by people mostly in barefoot. Locker rooms, pool sides etc. are such places. If you want to protect yourself fully, apply an OTC anti-fungal medication on your toes and then walk out in a footwear. Or apply the medication immediately after returning from such places.

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Nail Fungus- athlete’s feet When you develop athlete’s feet, you have got infection very near your nails. If you don’t treat the athlete’s feet immediately, the fungus will find way to enter your nails. Once the fungus enters the nail, it will spread fast. Learn more about Athlete’s Foot

Treating nail fungus is always a long drawn process. A nail being thick, application of any medicine on it, does not ensure that the medicine will reach the insides of the nails. Oral anti fungals also have difficulty treating nail fungus. Be patient and apply your medication regularly. Avoid using the clipper on healthy nails after clipping the infected nail. Avoid getting pedicures done at salons. Otherwise inquire if they keep their clippers sterilized. Think and implement basic precautions and keep your nails healthy and good looking.

Learn all about the causes, symptoms and treatments of Nail Fungus.

This article is only for informative purposes. This article is not intended to be a medical advice and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor for all your medical concerns. Please follow any information given in this article only after consulting your doctor or qualified medical professional. The author is not liable for any outcome or damage resulting from any information obtained from this article.

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Study Finds MRSA Most Common Cause Of Skin Infections In Patients Presenting In Nation’s ER’s

August 19, 2006

Think that’s a spider bite on your arm? Think again. It could be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a type of staph infection increasingly seen in communities across the nation that is resistant to antibiotics most commonly used to treat skin infections.

UCLA researchers report in the Aug. 17 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine that MRSA is the most common cause of skin and soft-tissue infections among patients presenting in emergency rooms across the country. MRSA is resistant to the antibiotics used for years to treat these skin conditions, such as cephalexin and dicloxacillin.

“The study points to the rising prevalence of this type of MRSA and the need for clinicians to culture infections and make sure the proper antibiotic is administered to treat MRSA,” said Dr. Gregory J. Moran, the study’s principal investigator and a clinical professor of medicine in the department of emergency medicine and the Division of Infectious Diseases at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.

Since the 1960s, MRSA has been found in health care settings, generally among patients who have been hospitalized or are in nursing homes. In the last few years, however, a new type of MRSA has emerged, affecting people with no connection to health care settings. Outbreaks of these new strains of MRSA have been reported among athletes, correctional facility inmates and military recruits. Still, the UCLA study demonstrates that the infections appear to be common in people who are not connected to any particular risk group.

“We noticed more patients showing up in our emergency room with infections that turned out to be community-associated MRSA and wanted to see if this was the case nationwide,” said Dr. David Talan, an author of the study and a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and chief of the department of emergency medicine at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.

Community-associated MRSA most often manifests itself on the skin as a boil or pimple that can be swollen, red and painful, and have discharge.

Researchers cultured the acute skin or soft-tissue infections of 422 patients seen at 11 metropolitan emergency rooms in the United States during August 2004.

Out of those patients, 249, or 59 percent, were found to have MRSA. The proportion of infections caused by MRSA in various cities ranged from 15 to 74 percent.

Further characterization of the MRSA samples, performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed that one genetic type accounted for 97 percent of the samples.

“This one genetic type of MRSA is appearing in metropolitan areas across the country,” Moran said. “More research will determine how prevalent it is in other parts of the nation.”

Researchers tested the antibiotic resistance of the isolated MRSA samples and found that in 57 percent of cases, doctors had prescribed an antibiotic to which the bacteria were resistant.

“Doctors need to change what they’ve done for decades, since traditional antibiotics don’t work against MRSA,” Talan said. “We encourage physicians to reconsider antibiotic choices for skin and soft-tissue infections in areas where MRSA is prevalent in the community.”

Talan notes that most MRSA cases are mild, and having the infection drained and keeping it clean resolves the problem. But when antibiotics are needed, it’s important to prescribe an effective medication. Sometimes these infections may require hospitalization and, in rare cases, may even be life-threatening.

“It’s important for us to identify and properly treat MRSA in order to halt further progression of serious infections and to prevent recurrence,” Moran said.

Researchers tested the effectiveness of different types of antibiotics on the MRSA samples and found that 95 percent were susceptible to clindamycin, 6 percent to erythromycin, 60 percent to fluoroquinolones, 100 percent to rifampin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and 92 percent to tetracycline.

The next step, according to Moran, is to compare these different antibiotics in real patients in order to identify an optimal treatment.

The study revealed several potential risk factors for community-associated MRSA. Patients with MRSA were more likely to report a spider bite as the reason for the skin lesion, perhaps thinking it was a bite in absence of other skin problems. Those with MRSA also were more likely to have close contact with a person with a similar infection.

“However, none of these risk factors were consistent enough to help doctors identify cases of MRSA — it appears now that everyone is at risk,” Moran said. “So if you think you have a spider bite or other type of skin lesion that is not healing, you want to see your doctor to make sure it’s not an infection like MRSA.”

* Wash hands often with soap and water to keep them clean, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (if hands are not visibly soiled).

* Don’t share towels, razors or other personal items.

* Avoid contact with other people’s wounds or bandages.

* Keep breaks in your skin clean and covered and watch for signs of infection, such as redness, warmth and swelling.

* See your doctor if you notice signs of infection; don’t try to drain a boil yourself at home.

* If you have a skin infection, keep the infected area covered with a clean, dry bandage until it is healed; wash your hands thoroughly after changing the bandage and put used bandages in the trash.

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Emergency rooms in the following cities were involved in the research: Albuquerque, N.M.; Atlanta, Ga.; Charlotte, N.C.; Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Minneapolis, Minn.; New Orleans, La.; New York, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Portland, Ore.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded the study.

Other study authors include: Anusha Krishnadasan, Ph.D., from the department of emergency medicine at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center; Gregory E. Fosheim, M.P.H., Linda K. McDougal, M.S., and Roberta B. Carey, Ph.D., from the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the National Center for Infectious Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga

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MRSA Most Common Cause of Skin Infections in Patients Presenting in ERs

August 18, 2006

Think that’s a spider bite on your arm? Think again. It could be methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a type of staph infection increasingly seen in communities across the nation that is resistant to antibiotics most commonly used to treat skin infections.

Community-associated MRSA most often manifests itself on the skin as a boil or pimple that can be swollen, red and painful, and have discharge.

Researchers cultured the acute skin or soft-tissue infections of 422 patients seen at 11 metropolitan emergency rooms in the United States during August 2004.

Out of those patients, 249, or 59%, were found to have MRSA. The proportion of infections caused by MRSA in various cities ranged from 15 to 74%.

Further characterization of the MRSA samples, performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed that one genetic type accounted for 97% of the samples.

“This one genetic type of MRSA is appearing in metropolitan areas across the country,” Moran said. “More research will determine how prevalent it is in other parts of the nation.”

Researchers tested the antibiotic resistance of the isolated MRSA samples and found that in 57% of cases, doctors had prescribed an antibiotic to which the bacteria were resistant.

“It’s important for us to identify and properly treat MRSA in order to halt further progression of serious infections and to prevent recurrence,” Moran said.

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Researchers tested the effectiveness of different types of antibiotics on the MRSA samples and found that 95% were susceptible to clindamycin, 6% to erythromycin, 60% to fluoroquinolones, 100% to rifampin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and 92% to tetracycline.

The next step, according to Moran, is to compare these different antibiotics in real patients in order to identify an optimal treatment.

Dr. Rachel J. Gorwitz, an author of the study and a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted the importance of educating patients in order to avoid transmission. She offered the following guidance:
• Wash hands often with soap and water to keep them clean, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (if hands are not visibly soiled).
• Don’t share towels, razors or other personal items.
• Avoid contact with other people’s wounds or bandages.
• Keep breaks in your skin clean and covered and watch for signs of infection, such as redness, warmth and swelling.
• See your doctor if you notice signs of infection; don’t try to drain a boil yourself at home.
• If you have a skin infection, keep the infected area covered with a clean, dry bandage until it is healed; wash your hands thoroughly after changing the bandage and put used bandages in the trash.

For more information, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site at

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded the study.

Other study authors include: Anusha Krishnadasan, PhD, from the department of emergency medicine at Olive View–UCLA Medical Center; Gregory E. Fosheim, MPH, Linda K. McDougal, MS, and Roberta B. Carey, PhD, from the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the National Center for Infectious Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga.

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TB found at Norfolk prison

August 11, 2006

One inmate at MCI Norfolk has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and more than 40 other inmates and a handful of corrections officers have tested positive for exposure to the disease.

Public health and corrections officials said the apparent outbreak was under control and that there was no threat of it spreading beyond the walls, and no threat of contagion among the prison population.
However, members of the corrections union questioned why the state Department of Correction and health officials did not take stronger action earlier after one prisoner was diagnosed with tuberculosis in late May. A spokesman for the state Department of Public Health said initial tests failed to raise any alarm.

Dr. Alfred DeMaria, director of the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, said all of the prison’s 1,400 inmates along with its staff will now be tested for tuberculosis beginning in the next few days. Currently, the prison system tests inmates annually on their birthdays.

So far, only one active case of TB has been found in an inmate, although the prisoner’s roomate is being watched closely after he too developed symptoms. Both have been placed in isolation, DeMaria said.

A total of seven staff members have had positive skin tests showing exposure to TB, according to department of public health documents. At least two have started drug treatment to prevent their developing active tuberculosis. Four have yet to return to work.
Only about 5 percent of people who react positively to tuberculosis skin tests ever develop the disease, said DeMaria. Those with positive tests normally receive doses of isonazid, also called INH, an anti-TB medication which works to prevent tiny tuberculosis infections from growing into full-blown disease.

Chest X-rays are also administered to check for symptoms of the disease in the lungs. A vast majority of preliminary X-rays have proved negative, DeMaria said.

Representatives of the guards union met with corrections and public health officials at the prison Thursday to receive an update on plans to conduct further testing and safeguard staff, inmates and visitors.

Allain said many union members voiced concerns about their health as well as that of their families and visitors to the prison.

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Diane Wiffin, a spokeswoman for the corrections department, said the department is working closely with the Department of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the state prison system’s health care provider, to prevent and control infection in accordance with tuberculosis control guidelines.

According to a letter to prison employees by Bonnie Burke, director of infectious disease programs at the University of Massachusetts Correctional Health Program, a single inmate was diagnosed with TB on May 30, triggering an investigation to determine who had been in close contact with him. In late July, the inmate’s cell mate was found to have TB symptoms.

Some members of the guards’ union questioned the apparent two-month delay.

But DeMaria said tests conducted on the second inmate immediately after the first case was discovered were negative and that further checks of about 100 inmates during the month of June showed only one new positive.

But the picture changed significantly in a new round of tests completed within the last two days. In those tests, which involved 550 inmates, 10 percent of the prisoners showed positive reactions including 23 who tested positively for the first time.

The state prison system has not had a major outbreak of tuberculosis since 1990, when 15 cases were confirmed throughout the entire corrections system. At that time, DeMaria said, the state adopted a rigorous system of prevention and controls. Since then, only about one or two cases per year have been reported.

While some union members questioned why more testing was not done earlier, DeMaria said rushing to test likely would not help because it takes 5-6 weeks from the time a person is exposed to generate a positive skin test for tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is an infection caused by a germ that resides in the lungs. Cases of TB are divided into two basic types: TB infection, which refers to a non-contagious case involving a relatively small number of germs; and TB disease, which means a full-blown case that can spread disease to others through coughing.

Both forms of tuberculosis can be treated by drugs.

Even persons who have active TB are unlikely to spread germs to others unless they are actively coughing or sneezing, DeMaria said.

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Zeno ‘zit zapper’ like magic wand for pimples

August 10, 2006

Dr. Michael Gold, dermatologist at Gold Skin Care Center in Green Hills, said the Zeno, a palm-size machine with the bright blue lights, is going to be a boon to people who need a quick remedy for a big, red pimple that threatens to ruin business meetings, graduations, weddings or other special events.

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“You carry your cell phone. You carry your PDA. You carry your Zeno,” Gold said.

Gold and other dermatologists have had the machine available to buy in their offices since 2005, but now you can find it in a handful of Walgreens stores in Nashville, one of only three cities where the device will be sold in stores for now. Each Zeno costs about $150.

Pimples form under the skin when oil, skin cells and sometimes hair clump together in the pores. Pimples, scientifically called papules and pustules, are often pink and tender to the touch or red at their base with pus on top because bacteria, such as P. acnes, build up and cause an infection.

Dermatologists have long known that heat makes pimples go away. The theory is that heat kills the bacteria that cause infection in the clogged pores. But a hot compress, such as cloth dunked in hot water or heated in the microwave, could be too hot and burn the skin. Or it may not be hot enough to have any affect.

The Zeno machine has a small, metal pad that heats to exactly 119 degrees, which is hot enough to kill bacteria without burning skin. You hold the pad on your face where the pimple is threatening to erupt for about 2½ minutes at a time. The device beeps when time is up. Each pimple might require two or three treatments over 24 hours.

“The only thing I know of that works as fast is if you come into my office and get steroids injected directly into the pimple,” Gold said. He is on medical advisory board for Tyrell Inc., the Zeno manufacturer.

But the device doesn’t work on all acne. Pimples shouldn’t be confused with whiteheads, which form under the skin but not as deep as pimples and do not become inflamed. Pimples are also different from blackheads, which rise to the skin surface and create a small opening. Air reacts with the oil, turning it black. These are the most common forms of acne among teens and young adults. The Zeno also doesn’t work on deep, cystic acne that usually requires oral medication and a dermatologist’s care.

Dr. Shimere Williams, 25, of Antioch bought a Zeno from the spa at Gold Skin Care Center last year. Williams, who has struggled with acne for years, said she’s spent about $10,000 on doctors, treatments and gadgets.

“You find something and it works, but it only works for a little while,” she said. Zeno wasn’t the futuristic miracle she’d hoped for. There was no way to catch every pimple with the device before it came to the surface.

“You cannot use it solo if you have for-real acne,” Williams said. “It’s a good addition to your regular regimen.”

But Williams has recommended the device to friends who have only occasional breakouts. She also plans to buy one for her brother to use at college.

The device might be a little pricey for people with mild acne or occasional pimples. Replacement heat pads for the device cost about $35 each.

There are plenty of alternatives for people who don’t have the money for expensive zit zappers, said Dr. Michel McDonald, assistant professor of medicine in dermatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Products containing benzoyl peroxide, such as Clearasil cleanser, or glycolic acid, such as Proactiv toner, are good treatments for whiteheads and blackheads. You have to go deeper for pimples. There are prescription drugs that fight acne deeper beneath the skin, including antibiotics, such as erythromycin and tetracycline, and sulfonamides. But like any other drug, there are side effects, including an increased tendency toward sunburn, nausea and skin irritation.

It takes up to eight weeks for topical and oral treatments to work on acne. In the meantime, McDonald recommends that people avoid scrubbing while washing their faces, picking or popping zits or using their own hot compresses, which can burn the skin. Women also should be careful that their make-up doesn’t contain oil, which can clog pores. •

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Skin-care firms discover flaws with high-tech tools

August 6, 2006

Karen Coxall is starting to see a few wrinkles when she looks in the mirror, but otherwise her skin looks clear.

Not to Procter & Gamble Co.

After scanning her face with its new scope, a P&G researcher told the 43-year-old mother of three boys that age spots are starting to form under her skin.

“It’s looking rough, isn’t it?” said Coxall as she studied the computer images generated by the scope at a P&G research center outside London.

But the expert reassured her: P&G sells a new cream that can stop those changes.

Consumer-products companies are trying a new strategy to hawk their beauty wares. In the past, they relied on images of beautiful models to sell the fantasy that women could look that good by using the companies’ products. Now, they are exposing and magnifying women’s hidden flaws to scare them into buying the products.

“I can tell you that when you have a photo of what’s happening underneath your skin, you get committed to preserving it,” says Helena Foulkes, senior vice president of marketing and advertising at CVS Corp. Skin-analyzing machines developed by L’Oreal SA’s Vichy brand have helped drive higher sales in CVS drugstores the past three years.

P&G recently tested its new device on Coxall and other volunteers at a research center outside London as it prepares to launch the scope in drugstores and other retail outlets across the U.S. this winter. Rival L’Oreal is preparing a big U.S. expansion of its Vichy video microscope and hydro-meter, which reveals skin’s pore size, texture and dryness. Estee Lauder Cos.’ Rodan + Fields division uses skin cameras to reveal clogged pores, fine lines and sun damage, while its Estee Lauder brand is planning to launch a new skin-analysis tool at its counters around the world next year. Next week, beauty-product retailer Sephora, a division of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, will launch tools that analyze customers’ skin as well as the brightness of their teeth.

Janelle Schroeder, a 34-year-old human resources manager in Chicago, is so serious about preserving her skin that she worries about smiling and frowning too much, lest the expressions erode permanent lines on her face. She spends thousands of dollars on skin care each year, and uses a $195 battery-powered brush to scrub her face twice a day, believing it will minimize skin lines and enlarged pores.

She couldn’t resist stopping to get her face analyzed during a visit to a CVS store in New York last month. When she first saw her skin magnified 50 times by L’Oreal’s Vichy microscope camera, she gasped. “Oh! I hate my big pores,” she said.

But that wasn’t the worrisome news. “See all those little white lines?” asked Lillian Lebron, the beauty adviser who conducted the test. “Those are signs of dehydration — and early aging.”

Schroeder bought a $6 aerosol can of spa water and says she has been faithfully spritzing her face ever since.

She may be spritzing for nothing, say dermatologists. Dry skin doesn’t cause wrinkles, though it does highlight imperfections in the skin, says Melanie Grossman, a New York-based dermatologist who specializes in cosmetic and laser treatments. “But you can’t fight that off by spraying yourself all day long. It’s far more helpful to eat a healthy diet and drink water,” she says.

When P&G first tried skin analysis a few years ago in some U.S. stores, it used the results to assign an “age” to each customer’s skin. But the tactic backfired when some women were so dismayed by their skin’s purported age that they lost interest in buying any products.

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P&G’s new SIAscope, short for Spectrophotometric Intracutaneous Analysis Scope, was adapted from an instrument used by doctors to detect skin cancer.

In its test, P&G’s beauty expert passed a wand over Coxall’s face that emitted pulses of light. The light penetrated the skin and bounced off three molecules found there — hemoglobin, melanin and collagen — measuring the amount of change in them by the way the light bounced.

Changes in those molecules can make skin look dull and aged, the P&G expert told Coxall.

In stores, P&G consultants will scan both a customer’s face and the skin on the inner forearm, an area less exposed to the sun and other damaging factors. Passport-photo-size images of each area will pop up on a computer screen with mottled patterns showing how much the skin is changing. The difference in mottling between the face sample and the arm sample illustrates how much more damaged the facial skin may be.

P&G said it purposely keeps the images small to make them seem less alarming.

L’Oreal’s Vichy favors bigger images. The video image generated by its camera magnifies the skin by 50 times so that pores resemble craters, and clogged ones show up as big black spots.

When customers are alarmed by the images, “I try to point out the positives,” says beauty consultant Rula Sotiropoulos, stationed inside a Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy in New York at a Derma Skincare Center that sells L’Oreal’s Vichy products. She tells customers many flaws can be fixed with products the center sells. Some Vichy products in its Novadiol line promise to “smooth crumpled-looking skin” and encourage “drainage of toxins from the skin,” according to a brochure.

Dermatologists caution against reading too much into these drugstore tests. New Orleans dermatologist Nia Terezakis worries the scopes and cameras could provide false reassurance to people who may have a problem that needs medical treatment.

The cosmetic companies stress that they are offering beauty advice only — their scanners aren’t sophisticated enough to detect cancer. Consultants giving the tests are trained to tell customers to see a doctor if they have any medical-related questions.

As for fixing the problems they purport to find? Dr. Terezakis has reservations about that, too. Some products with retinol can reverse skin damage, she says. But many cosmetic companies market moisturizers as a solution to aging skin. “Look at all the old ladies out there. They all have wrinkles and they all use moisturizers,” she says. The products aren’t harmful, “but do they do anything for aging? No.”

A P&G spokesman countered that the company’s research has shown that its moisturizers “can reduce the signs of aging.” Vichy said in a statement that all of its products go through extensive testing to ensure efficacy.

Julie Thompson, a Chicago-based advertising executive, says she has tried several skin diagnostic tools because she loves learning about new products. But she doesn’t take the scans seriously.

“I’m more often amused than I am convinced,” says the 41-year-old Thompson. “For my real skin-care needs I’d rather go to a dermatologist.”

But Miriam Gutwein paid $135 for a package of products after a skin camera at a Rodan + Fields counter in Bloomingdale’s revealed dark patches lurking under her skin — hidden signs of aging caused by sun damage. After three months of using the products, she came back for a follow-up photo, which showed fewer dark spots, says Gutwein. She later bought another $135 package.

“I need something to be proven to me to spend the $135,” says Gutwein. “The pictures speak a thousand words.”

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Skin Care and Hypoallergenic Solutions for Diabetics

August 3, 2006

Skin care problems are common in diabetics. Jonäno offers hypoallergenic, naturally antimicrobial baselayer protection against bacteria and fungus that cause odor.

Diabetes can affect every part of the body, including the skin, and as many as one third of diagnosed diabetics will develop a skin disorder during their lifetime.

High levels of blood glucose cause dry skin, particularly in the legs and feet. A unique condition known as diabetic neuropathy prohibits nerves from transmitting messages to the central nervous system which allow the skin to produce moisturizing sweat. When dry skin cracks and peels, germs gain access to the dermal inner layers, often leading to dangerous skin infections.

Bacterial Infections:
Several kinds of bacterial infections occur in people with diabetes causing inflamed skin tissue that is usually hot, swollen, red and painful. Most infections are caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, commonly known as Staph. WebMD recommendations for taking care of minor skin irritations are:
• Gently wash the area with a mild hypoallergenic soap and warm water;
• Cover the irritated skin with a hypoallergenic or cloth bandage, or gauze pad secured in place with hypoallergenic or paper tape;
• Keep checking the area to make sure the irritation doesn’t get worse;
• Change the bandage at least once a day.
Ask your doctor. Some infections may require treatment with antibiotics in the form of pills and/or creams.
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Fungal Infections:
Common fungal infection include athlete’s foot, ringworm (a ring-shaped patch), jock itch and female yeast infection. Most infections are caused by the yeast-like fungus, Candida albicans, which causes itchy rashes in moist warm folds of the skin. This fungus causes bright red, itchy rashes, often surrounded by tiny blisters and scales.

If you think you have a fungal infection, visit your doctor, as you will require a prescription medicine to cure it.

Mucormycosis is seen in people with diabetes. This fungal infection starts in the nasal cavities and can spread to the eyes and brain. It can be fatal if left untreated.

Protecting your Skin:

Keeping your diabetes under control is the most important factor in preventing skin complications. Follow your health care provider’s advice in regard to nutrition, exercise and medication. Check your blood glucose levels as instructed and keep your levels within the range recommended by your doctor.

Proper skin care will also reduce your risk of skin problems:
• To prevent dry skin when the temperature drops, use a room humidifier;
• When bathing use warm (not hot) water and a mild, hypoallergenic moisturizing soap;
• Avoid prolonged showers and baths and pat skin dry (do not rub);
• Avoid scratching irritated skin, apply mild hypoallergenic moisturizers instead;
• If you are prone to acne, see a dermatologist. Use only products labeled noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic;
• Take care of small cuts with antibacterial ointment and a hypoallergenic bandage. Change dressing daily;
• Protect your skin from the elements - use SPF of 15+ and protect your extremities. Use moisturizing lip balm.
• Choose newly available hypoallergenic and naturally antimicrobial clothing options.
See a doctor if you have any pain or discomfort that continues for more than two days or an elevated temperature. Go to the doctor immediately if you notice any pus developing on a sore or near it.
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