Does anyone know what a streptococcus infection is/?

Question: I have a friend who has had it for 5 months. She says it itches like crazy and it's under her skin. She puts medicine on it, but she wants to know if it will ever go away and what caused it and is it contagious?
Answers:
Strep infections are usually fairly easy to treat. Has your friend had what is called a Strep titer? to test for the presence of Strep? A skin infection from Strep is a little wierd as it infects the lungs or sinues (or any moist tissue on the inside of the body). I would suggest a trip to your dermatologist so a sample can be taken and a Culture and Sensitivity test can be performed to rule out other sources.

Other Answers:
http://www.idph.state.il.us/public/hb/hbstrepa.htm

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She must take oral antibiotics, ointments will not help. And better not to wait, because streptococcus infection causes erysipelas. Yes, it can be contagious. But the question is why does she thinks she has streptococcus? There are many causes of itching

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