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What could be the reason for intense redness of skin while scratching or heat exposure?
Query: Hi doctor,I have a dry red small area on my face for years now. I went to my dermatologist and he told me to buy a cream (I do not remember the name). It worked for a while, but after it stopped working. The redness gets redder, when it is hot I sweat on my face or if I scratch it. It does not itch ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the photos. (attahment removed to protect patient identity). It is not clear. I want to know about your age, exact morphology site of rash, any disease present or treatment taken, and diagnosis made for either of the lesions? Please send clear photos of bot... Read Full »
Why did I get many new moles on my fingers within a year?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 29-years-old male. I am noticing new moles appearing mainly in my fingers for the past one year. They are raised, and I am unsure of what it is. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I suggest you do a biopsy to rule out malignancy. Kindly avoid sun exposure and use Photostable sunscreen (Methoxycinnamate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl, Tetramethylbutylphenol, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol, Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino hydro... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have anxiety. The current medications I am using are Escitalopram 15 mg, Flupentixol 0.5 mg, and Nortriptyline 50 mg (to manage sleeplessness caused by Flupentixol). Since I started taking the tablet Nortriptyline 50 mg, my sleep issues have been resolved. However, I have developed p... Read Full »
Dr. Saraswat Kumarshri Shriniwas
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your case, and I understand your concern. Nortriptyline (Nortriptyline hydrochloride) could be the cause of dry eyes. In this case, you can use eye drops with fake tears, like Refresh Tears (Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium). They keep the eyes moist and c... Read Full »
I am a 69-year-old male with positive ANA test and other symptoms of SLE. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 69-year-old male and I have been experiencing abdominal pain, swollen red feet and legs, photosensitivity, stiff hands, and stiffness. I have undergone ANA test, which comes Positive (but no other positive antibody results). Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. The presence of a positive ANA (antinuclear antibody) test can be observed in various autoimmune diseases. Considering your symptoms, it appears that you might be experiencing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). However, a... Read Full »
I had photosesitivity and see eye floaters as a result of sleeping with contact lenses. Please help.
Query: Hi, I had bad contact care habits as a kid and slept in them through my high school years. And people told me not to, and being naive, I did not listen. Thinking the consequences would just skip out on me. Well, now, years later, I am dismissed from high school, and my eyes are now suffering the awa... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From what you have described, you need to see an ophthalmologist. The description of seeing a halo or ring around lights tells me that your cornea (the black part of your eye) is swollen up. This is quite serious. The floaters in your eye are due to problems in the back... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I do not know why my face is two colored. My cheeks are fair but my forehead, nose and mouth area is dark. But sometimes I look very fair but sometimes I look very dark. I get darker when I go swimming and if I stay in the sun for a minute, I get tanned badly. I am just using homemade rem... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query. With your descriptions, it seems you have developed dark complexion at the forehead, nose, and mouth of your face. These areas are found with more sebaceous glands which lead to excessive oiliness under the influence of hormones. This leads... Read Full »
What could cause chronic itching in the exposed area of the body?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife has been having itching on her body for the past one year. Itching subsides with Allegra 120. She is taking this medicine for the last one year. Mostly, she gets itching on the area which is not covered by clothes. Skin becomes red when she scratches it. I am attaching the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. She is allergic. The allergy can be due to food, sunlight, pollens, soap, moisturizer, or powder. So she can be allergic to anything. As you mentioned that only areas that are not covered by clothes are affected, which points to photosensitivity which is an allergy t... Read Full »
What causes sudden blurred vision and light sensitivity?
Query: Hi doctor, Around six years ago, I used 0.50 power spectacles for sudden blurred near vision. The same thing happened yesterday. Again, I am feeling sensitivity to light now. There is no pain, fever or eye itching. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Photophobia or light sensitivity and blurring of near vision could indicate dry eyes ,Computer vision syndrome. Uveitis or intraocular inflammation, Ocular migraine and Idiopathic or unknown cause. While first two are benign conditions and resolve with the use of lubric... Read Full »