• Specific times of the year are important clues

• Lab tests are available for the coxsackieviruses and other enteroviruses.

• Plenty of fluids
  
• Relieving pain
  

• Treating other symptoms

• Compose most of the skin’s upper layers

• Can be disfigured and sometimes deadly if allowed

to grow

• Can occur in all areas of the body including mucous membranes and genitals

• Most common in areas exposed to the sun, such

as the rim of the ear, lower lip, face, bald scalp, neck, hands, arms and legs

• Comes in the forms of: Scaly red patches; open sores; elevated growths with central disposition; warts; may crust or bleed

• The skin in these areas reveals telltale signs

of sun damage, such as wrinkling, changes in pigmentation, and loss of elasticity.

• Frequent use of tanning beds

• Inheritance

• Chronic infections

• Skin inflammation

• Excisional Surgery

• Curettage and Electrosurgery

• Radiation

• Photodynamic Therapy

• Laser Surgery

• Topical Medications

• First Noticed in 1775

• infection causes the immune system to activate white blood cells

• a cavity of the dead white blood cells build inside the pore(s) of the skin

• cavity will continue to grow if not treated

• redness

• pain and warmth over the affected area

• can be a skin abscess or an internal abscess

- skin abscesses are common

- internal abscesses tend to be harder to diagnose, and more serious.

• how long the abscess has been present

• doctor will take sample of fluid to test for presence of bacteria

• a drainage procedure or surgery by a dermatologist

• antibiotics