The weird place you can get an STI that everyone can see — it causes itching, swelling and discharge

The weird place you can get an STI that everyone can see — it causes itching, swelling and discharge

This is just swell. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) — which affect one in five Americans — are most commonly found on the genitals, anus and mouth. Now, a professional medical association is warning that another part of the body can become itchy, irritated, crusty and leaky from an STI. “When gonorrhea infects the eyes, it … Read more

Pancreatic cancer, not poison ivy, caused man’s itching

Pancreatic cancer, not poison ivy, caused man’s itching

Dr. Erika Kube The physician’s assistant I was working with in the emergency department had gone to see a patient for a complaint of itching and told me that that something didn’t feel right. Brian had been having issues with itching for the past several weeks and neither Benadryl nor a steroid prescription from his … Read more