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• Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)

  Find out about hidradenitis suppurativa, a painful, long-term skin condition that causes abscesses and scarring on the skin.

• Diphtheria

  Diphtheria is a potentially fatal contagious bacterial infection that mainly affects the nose and throat, and sometimes the skin.

• Discoid eczema

  Read about discoid eczema (nummular or discoid dermatitis), a long-term (chronic) skin condition that causes the skin to become itchy, reddened, dry and cracked

• Terbinafine: a medicine to treat fungal skin infections

  NHS medicines information on terbinafine – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

• Pilonidal sinus

  NHS information about pilonidal sinus, which is a small hole or tunnel in the skin at the top of your bottom.

• Clotrimazole: medicine used to treat fungal skin infections

  NHS medicines information on clotrimazole – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can use it.

• Contact dermatitis - Causes

  Contact dermatitis occurs when your skin reacts to a particular substance.

• Penile cancer

  Find out about penile cancer, a rare type of cancer that mostly affects the skin of the penis.

• Burns and scalds

  Burns and scalds are damage to the skin caused by heat.

• Heat rash (prickly heat)

  Find out about heat rash, also called prickly heat or miliaria rubra, which is an itchy rash of small, raised spots and a stinging or prickling sensation on the skin.