Is it safe to go sunbathing with an open wound on the nose?
Hello doctor,
A lamp fell on my nose and now I have an open wound on the bridge of my nose. My nose really hurts as well. I do not know if it is broken or if it just hurts. Also, I am on a holiday, so I do not know whether I can go sunbathing with the wound or if I should just stay in the shade.
30 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
What causes black papule that itches along with hair loss?
Hi doctor,
I am a 30-year-old doctor. I have had a black papule on my forehead for 1.5 years and that is associated with itching. It got subsided four to six months after using Mometasone and multivitamins but has reappeared then. It first appeared just below the hairline and spread to contiguous areas below and above the hairline with loss of hair in the affected area. The lesion is black, hard, and itches frequently. There is no scaling, bleeding, or any pus discharge associated with it. Please observe the sun tan surrounding the lesion in the images attached. Thank you.
22 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Can change in diet cause weird breakout around the chin?
Hi doctor,
Just recently I have noticed some weird breakouts around my chin area. I am not sure when they started. While I do from time to time experience acne, I do not think what I am experiencing on my chin is not an acne breakout. Because there is no white head or black head present. They are not poppable. The only change in my diet is I have been enjoying an occasional glass of wine after dinner. I have also started eating mozzarella cheese, which I have not eaten before. Thinking that it was perhaps linked to hormones. I restarted birth control three days ago after a 4-month hiatus. Please help.
19 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
There is a thin black line on my finger nail. Is it skin cancer or melanoma?
Hello doctor,
I am a 25 year old female. Two years back I had noticed a very thin black straight line on my nail in the right hand finger. This line is growing along as my nail grows. Though the line was thin initially, now it has increased in its width and thickness. When I searched in the net about the straight black line on my right hand forefinger, it is showing up as something related to skin cancer or melanoma. I am worried. Should I be concerned about this? I am not very dark, nor very fair. I have wheatish skin. Please advice me. I am attaching a snap of my finger with dark line for your reference.
Also, I used to have three moles on my left hand which had been there since my childhood, but to my surprise two years back they went off easily. I got another very small new mole at a different place on the same hand and that too went away when I scratched it off. Is this something normal?
18 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Does an STD produce itchy scrotum and penile base cuts?
Hello doctor,
First, I went to the doctor for extremely itchy scrotum that felt as if it had cuts in it and red spots on my penis that dry white. My itchy scrotum is now healed but I have got little cuts at the base of my penis and those spots will not go. He gave me scabies cream but I do not know if it is working. Is this a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? I am scared. I am currently using Permethrin cream.
16 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
