Bacteria can infect hair follicles and sebaceous glands and cause black heads, pimples, cysts, and abscesses {acne}|.
Fungus or staphylococcus bacteria can cause hair-follicle inflammation {barber's itch}| {sycosis barbae} {ringworm of beard} {tinea barbae}.
Bacteria can infect hair follicles {furuncle} {boil, follicle}|.
Bacteria can cause ulceration {buruli ulcer}.
Bacteria can cause deep skin swelling and pain {carbuncle}| {boil, skin}.
One or two weeks after cat scratches, Bartonella bacteria can cause skin inflammation {Parinaud oculoglandular disease} {la malade des griffes du chat} {cat-scratch fever}|. Bartonella-related bacteria cause trench fever spread by body lice.
Syphilis lesions are small red raised spots {chancre}| with fluid leading to firm spots {bubo} that heal with no scar.
Bacteria can cause skin inflammation {dermatitis}|.
Bacteria can cause cold sores {fever blister}|.
Bacteria can cause skin sores {leprosy}|.
Released by inflammation or dryness, histamines, opioids, endorphins, prostaglandins, acetylcholine, and serotonin cause itching {pruritis}| {itching} by stimulating C-fiber prurireceptors. Itching C fibers are similar to, but separate from, pain C fibers.
Tick bites transfer bacteria {Rickettsia bacteria}, which make small pink wrist and ankle dots, that then enlarge, go all over body, and bleed {Rocky Mountain spotted fever}|.
Scalp, nose, eyebrow, eyelid, ear, and chest oil-gland inflammation makes red skin with yellowish scales {seborrhea}|.
Chronic Caribbean diseases {yaws}| can cause red pimples.
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