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Podo You could have both fungal acne and ordinary acne, although that is unlikely. What I suspect IS common is fungal acne and gram negative bacterial acne. Can you remind me whether you have taken...

Podo Thanks for your quick reply. BP can sometimes help control fungal acne, to some extent. I normally recommend against BP because it causes oxidation which is not good for skin, and it strips...

Podo and people on this thread Podo - Excuse my posting to you twice. Be aware that accutane can (very likely) cause fungal acne... The critical thing is to work out what type...

These "bumps" could be caused by fungus. Fungal skin condition are usually caused by taking antibiotics and other meds, possibly including accutane. I suggest you do the following - 1. Buy cl...

Podo You may (most likely) now have fungal acne, not ordinary acne. Chronic acne is often fungal acne ( or gram negative bacterial acne or demodex mites acne, but fungal acne is the most likely...

ClearSkin Salicylic acid helps to break down the fungal biofilm, so it can help with fungal acne. The problem is that salicylic acid also breaks down the skin barrier. If salicylic acid is worki...

These "bumps" could be caused by fungus. Fungal skin condition are usually caused by taking antibiotics and other meds, possibly including accutane. I suggest you do the following - 1. Buy cl...

Awills Good news re the acne on your chest clearing with the antifungal - did the chest fungus clear with clotrimazole cream or with the clotrimazole cream plus terbenafine cream ?? Tebenafine i...

Memyself Thanks for your reply. The antibiotics may have caused your skin problems by destroying the "good" bacteria which control fungus and hence the fungus has taken over. Exfoliating ski...

Flippant Boomers and others One has to know which type of acne one has BEFORE recommending treatments for the "acne". Acnecide/BP will NOT help fungal acne and it may make it worse. There are...

AWGIe You have fungal acne, most likely candida fungal acne. The bumps and hard nodules are keratin that the fungus makes your skin make. A white tongue means you have candida. I suggest you d...

Podo If you have chronic acne, which will not clear with treatments for ordinary acne, you may have fungal acne. Fungal acne is caused by taking antibiotics, some other meds and possibly by taking ...

The bump is probably a keratin nodule, which skin makes in response to the foreign body, ie, the pathogen. I hesitate to suggest the following, because some people on this site think that I think ...

You may have a fungal skin condition. Fungal skin conditions can create crawling feelings on skin. Fungal skin conditions are usually caused by taking antibiotics and some other meds. I sugg...

These "bumps" look like "fungal acne" to me. Fungal acne is caused by taking antibiotics and other meds, possibly including accutane. I suggest you do the following - 1. Buy clotrimazole topi...

That is good. Thanks.

Sorry Patient re the wrong name

Clear Skin I would not use salicylic acid on your skin as it will destroy the natural skin barrier and allow fungus (and bacteria) to invade your skin. Don't exfoliate your skin - doing so will des...

Hot weather/sweating can cause and definitely exacerbates fungal acne. Fungus will infect eyes. Standard statement - I have spent over 2,500 hours reading scientific papers about fungal acne and...

Jimdevl You can get the Medistan at the URL below - this is a US company but it has a UK distributor. Address: Pharma Pigeon Products UK Frogmore Industrial Estate Acton Lane Park Royal Lond...

Clear Skin Sorry - I should have said malasezzia, but it does not matter. Candida and malasezzia are both fungi and they can (possibly/probably) both cause yeast intolerance. Sorry - I was distract...

Sweat will make fungal acne worse, and sweat can sometimes cause fungal acne. Don't stop your gym work, but DO put antifungal cream on exposed areas of skin before and after working out and put ant...

food for thought Not everyone on this site suffers from ordinary acne - that is why they are posting on this site. Many people are suffering from fungal acne (and sometimes from gram negative bacte...

Thanks Olivia Did your skin clear from applying antifungal cream or from taking the fluco tablet or both ???? Standard statement - I have spent over 2,500 hours reading scientific papers about f...

Clear Skin I think it unwise to eat yeast if you have candida - the reason is that one can develop intolerances to yeasts because of the candida. I used to think was a myth, but I don't think it is...