Ringworm (Tinea Corporis), is not a worm, but a fungal infection of the skin. This is a typical way it looks – one or more cirular, sharply circumscribed, red, scaly patch, often with central clearing, which give is this “ring” appearance. If people have pets, I often ask if they have noticed that their pet […]
A myxoid cyst, or digital mucous cyst, is actually not a true cyst, so it’s also called a pseudocyst. They are growths that most often occur on the top (dorsal) part of the finger or toe, just behind the base of the nail. They are kind of translucent/see-through, round, and slightly compressible. They are due […]