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  • Itchy bottom

    Read about itchy bottom, which is a strong urge to scratch the skin around your anus. Find out how to ease itching and when to get medical help.

  • Impetigo

    Find out about impetigo, a contagious skin infection that's not usually serious. Read about the symptoms, when to get medical help, treatments and prevention.

  • Ichthyosis

    Find out about ichthyosis, a condition that causes dry scaly skin, including when to get medical help, treatment options and types.

  • Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)

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

  • 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.

  • Epidermolysis bullosa

    Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a general term used to describe a group of rare, inherited skin disorders that cause the skin to become very fragile.

  • Emollients

    Read more about emollients, which are moisturising treatments applied directly to the skin. They're often used to treat skin conditions like eczema.

  • 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

  • Diphtheria

    Diphtheria is a potentially fatal contagious bacterial infection that mainly affects the nose and throat, and sometimes the skin. It is very rare in England.

  • Contact dermatitis

    Read about contact dermatitis, a type of eczema that causes inflammation of the skin when you come into contact with a particular substance.