Striae commonly referred to as stretch marks, are irregular skin areas that appear as lines, bands, or stripes. They mainly occur due to rapid weight gain and are commonly seen in pregnancy, puberty, and obese individuals or may be associated with certain medical conditions like Cushing disease. The common sites are the thighs, hips, abdomen, buttocks, axilla, lower back, and breast region.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and will help you with your query. The skin lesions over the thigh may be stretch marks and erythema nodosum or folliculitis on the calf.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for sending in your question. I can see stretch marks on the thigh and a healed boil, based on what you said (attachment removed to protect patient’s identity).
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