What's Eating Amy?

Posted Mar 18th 2008 5:35PM by TMZ Staff

Winehouse's skin condition Is Amy Winehouse really suffering from impetigo? We talked to several board-certified dermatologists for the lowdown.

One doctor said Winehouse might be suffering from MRSA, a dangerous staph bacteria that's resistant to antibiotics.

Another doctor said the problem in figuring it out from the picture is that Amy has so much makeup on, it's hard to see the exact nature of the skin condition.

And still another doc said he didn't think the condition is caused from drug use (not that Amy uses drugs), because the lesions were not oval-shaped, which is a marker. But the plot thickens ... yet another doc said if she picked at the sores, that could change their shape. Dinner, anyone?

BTW, one of the docs -- famed Bev Hills skin doc Arnie Klein -- said, "Amy Winehouse should not be coming into close contact with other people while she has open sores." You'd have to be crazy to do that. Then again, Amy's friends are ...

Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Nurse!, Amy Winehouse

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31. It looks like she has been tweaking and picking.

Posted at 5:45PM on Mar 18th 2008 by No way..

32. 16. she has a smokin' body but a HORRIBLE face.

Posted at 5:31PM on Mar 18th 2008 by todd
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Yeah, a crack smokin' body!

Posted at 5:46PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Ugh!

33. to # 14- love that freaking movie!

Posted at 5:47PM on Mar 18th 2008 by me

34. I think I see the Virgin Mary on one of her skanky scabs.

Posted at 5:47PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Damon

35. It's got to be meth

Posted at 5:48PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Gina

36. Imma tweakin'! And Imma pickin'!

TWICKER!!!

Or maybe she's a witch and is a 'Twickin'?

Posted at 5:48PM on Mar 18th 2008 by 'TWICKER'?

37. She is attacking those spiders crawling on her face...can you say tweaking?

Posted at 5:50PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Ken

38. Amy dear, put some gloves on and go scrub that body down! Throw all that nasty makeup away and let your skin breathe! Hire a stylist who knows what they are doing. ASAP!

Posted at 5:50PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Dallas

39. that round circular mark on her face kind of looks like a burn from the end of a hot crack pipe.

Posted at 5:51PM on Mar 18th 2008 by tickles

40. The tragic and tortured artist thing is sooooo tired......it's such a cliche.....

Posted at 5:51PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Ken

41. Place your bets...I say 1 year....

Posted at 5:53PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Ken

42. I read on another site that some organization was trying to bring her to US to perform at some awards show. Please give her a thorough VD and contagious disease check before approving her Visa. We already have enough diseased skanky celebrities in the states already before adding one more.

Posted at 5:54PM on Mar 18th 2008 by WakeUpCall

43. Reality check...

She'll be th 10 second tribute at the next Grammy's and everyone will just shake their heads and say "What a waste"
Then P Diddy or Eminem will come on and jam...and everyone will of already moved on and have a great time!

Posted at 5:58PM on Mar 18th 2008 by Ken

44. looks like excema to me.

Posted at 5:58PM on Mar 18th 2008 by tunaboat

45. Her body will lose this fight

Posted at 5:59PM on Mar 18th 2008 by She is not clean

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