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Why am I getting wandering rashes all over my body for more than ten years?
Query: Hi doctor,I have a skin rash on my legs or arms all the time. There is only one rash at a time and at different places every time. What could this be? I have had this issue for at least 10 years and maybe more. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the image (attachment removed to protect patient identity). But, please let me know the following: Is this rash associated with itching? Have you consulted a dermatologist in the past? What topical medications have you used for this? The clinical photogr... Read Full »
What is the raised pink mole on my daughter's scalp?
Query: Hi doctor,My daughter, who is 20 years old, has a raised pink mole on her scalp. It has been there for several years. The one in question now has a purplish line running through it. My thought is that it is a visible blood vessel. Is it a change that requires seeing our dermatologist? Her dad passed... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It can be nevus sebaceous. One of the differential diagnosis can also be viral warts. Nevus sebaceous can appear in the prepubertal age, which looks likesolitary, yellow-orange smooth, velvety plaques on the scalp. In postpubertal age, they look thickened, larger, waxy ... Read Full »
My two-year-old son has small holes in both ears. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a two-year-old son who has a small hole in his ears. It started as a little spot and later degenerated into a small hole in the cartilage. Now it started spreading to another ear. I have gone to many ENT specialists and dermatologists, and they could not be able to figure out what ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your description and after reviewing the pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity), I can think of a condition called angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE). It is a benign harmless condition that presents with bumps in the ears. ALHE is... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am 21 years old and have had this mole for the past 10 years. Recently I noticed that it looks different from when I first developed it. It is a little bit raised now, and I feel it meets a lot of the criteria for melanoma. I am trying to get into a dermatologist but my appointment is n... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to Icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Melanocytic nevus as basically tan brown macules with increased melanocytic activity. One should always look for the following changes for Melanocytic nevus 1. Any change in color and irregular surface. 2. An increase in the size of the lesion. ... Read Full »
What is the small red bump raised on my arm indicate?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a small red raised lump on my arm with a slightly waxy appearance. It does not itch and has grown from nothing to approximately four to five mm in diameter in three months. Initially, it just started as a very small dot and has grown. I am attaching the pictures for your referen... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your photos (attachments removed to protect patient identity). It is a small reddish papule. Since how long have you had this? Is it painful? This could be either of these. Insect bite reaction or small lipoma. Mastocytoma (mast cell tumor) or melanom... Read Full »
How to treat the bumpy freckle present on my back?
Query: Hi doctor, I went to scratch my back today. I scratched a bumpy freckle. I thought that it was a pimple. Kindly tell me whether I have to be worried about it or not? Thanks in advance. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can use Fucidin cream (Fusidic Acid 2%) twice daily for seven days on the scratched lesion. Did you had bleeding? Read Full »
Have I got facial pain and numbness due to burning moles?
Query: Hello doctor, Since the beginning of this year, I have noticed a couple of moles on the left side of my head have been very itchy and burning, and when I start to itch them it causes the whole left side of my scalp to burn and feel uncomfortable. I am worried it might be something serious. This yea... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The ABCD criteria for moles you should be aware to see for malignant changes. One should always look for the change in color, size, margin, the surface of the mole, also if it is associated with itching and bloody discharge. I have reviewed clinical photograph attached ... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, Several years ago, I had a flat, brown mole on the inner side of my lower lip. I am not sure whether it appeared suddenly or I just noticed it later after some days. I went to my dermatologist and she said it was a mole. She might have said freckle and that it was not anything to worry ab... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Moles are of various kinds. Some moles are non-pigmented. It is normal for a pigmented mole to regress and disappear, as it is to become raised above the surface of skin. That is not a cause of concern, especially when your doctor had ruled out any atypicality of the mo... Read Full »
What can cause a dark patch on the skin?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a dark patch on my skin. It is not itchy, swollen or bumpy. It is just discolored skin. It is about the size of a quarter coin. It is evenly colored. It has been there since about four years and it may have become a little bigger. But, I am not sure. I wanted to know if I have anyt... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query in detail and viewed the attached pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and do understand your concern. Read Full »