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Answered by Dr. Rabia Anjum

Why does eczema on the thumb and index finger keep returning?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. From your pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it is more in favor of eczema, but it is also infected. Do you use gloves while holding the steering wheel? It is not a fungal infection clinically. You have to apply a combination ointment containing Betamethasone and Neomycin.

May 13, 2026

Why do we get forehead wrinkles with age?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Forehead Wrinkles are signs of the aging process. Men get wrinkles due to decreased formation of new collagen and the destruction of existing collagen and elastin in our skin. Wrinkles can be inherited if one gets them early, but in the majority of people, they become prominent with age, and ultraviolet radiation plays a major role in this.

April 17, 2026

I have got red rashes after taking bath in public pool. Why?

Hi, I am glad you chose iCliniq for your medical-related queries. I understand your concern and will try to help you with it. It can be swimmer's itch or dermatitis, or may be an insect bite reaction (contact dermatitis) (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Apply a potent steroid for some time along with an oral antihistamine. You will get better. Nothing to worry about, and yes, it is not a fungal infection.

April 15, 2026

How can stretch marks on the belly and legs be treated?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and will try to help you with it. These are striae (stretch marks). There are many reasons for stretch marks to appear on the body. The most common of these is a growth spurt in teenage years, obesity, and weight gain.

February 24, 2026

What are the symptoms of Zoon's balanitis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Can you send a picture of your lesion for proper diagnosis and treatment? Please avoid the application of steroids over the area. It is good that you are circumcised. I hope this answers your query. Thank you.

February 2, 2026

Is it possible to get bald spots with Doxycycline?

Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern.Doxycycline is a Tetracycline antibiotic that can cause photosensitivity and photo-onycholysis (nail dystrophy), but alopecia areata is not linked with this medication. On the other hand, nail problems are common with alopecia areata.Apply steroid preparation over bald patches.

January 16, 2026

I have uneven tone and swollen eyelids and lips. Why?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. You are suffering from atopic dermatitis. You have a family history of atopy. You have all the symptoms of atopy that is runny nose, eyes problem and now swelling.

November 28, 2025

How to treat swollen lips allergy safely?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is a condition called urticaria. That can be acute or chronic. There can be different reasons for urticaria, like infections, drugs, or certain things in our food, like additives, etc., that can cause it.

November 13, 2025

Can unsterilized salon tools transmit HIV or hepatitis?

Hi, I am glad you chose iCliniq for your medical-related queries. I understand your concern and will try to help you with it. If instruments are not properly sterilized and if the blood of any patient who has hepatitis, etc., is present on them, it is possible that it can be transmitted. Usually, in salons, the exfoliator they use does not penetrate the body, and the procedure is very superficial; it does not come into contact with your blood, and the risk is very low. For caution next time, you should buy your own instrument and bring that to a salon.

November 7, 2025

What skin changes occur with aging?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Our skin undergoes the aging process continuously. There are two types of aging in an individual: intrinsic aging, which is inherited (determined by our genes), and extrinsic aging, which is caused by environmental factors, most notably sunlight. With aging, the following changes occur over the decades: Collagen in the skin decreases, leading to wrinkles.

October 31, 2025

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