Skin pain

What causes it?

The most common causes of skin pain are pyogenic skin infection, contact dermatitis, and sebaceous cyst. Other possible causes, such as seborrheic keratosis, are more rare.

What symptoms are related?

Within all the people who go to their doctor with skin pain, 69% report having skin rash, 63% report having skin swelling, and 60% report having itching of skin.

What might my doctor prescribe?

Common Tests and Procedures

Patients with skin pain often receive complete physical skin exam performed (ml), wound care management, excision, other diagnostic procedures (interview; evaluation; consultation), incision and drainage, biopsy, excision of skin lesion and culture wound .

Common Medications

The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with skin pain include vancomycin, acyclovir, mupirocin topical, minocycline, valacyclovir (valtrex), ketoconazole, phenylpropanolamine (e.n.t.), nafcillin, clindamycin-tretinoin topical, naftifine topical, acetaminophen / butalbital, urea topical and benzoyl peroxide-erythromycin topical .

Who is at risk?

Groups of people at highest risk for skin pain include .