Dr. Philip Shenouda
Family Physician
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Hello doctor,
I am a 19-year-old female. I woke up this morning with two medium sized red, itchy and scaly spots on my upper arms, I searched, and it seemed to me that this resembles an early stage of skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). What should I do?
Hello,
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First I would like to reaasure you that squamous cell carcinoma can not appear all of a sudden (over night). Second, from the pictures you attached it looks like fungal infection (attachment removed to protect patient identity), something called tinea corporis, which comes with the same look and other looks as well, in addition to the symptoms that you mentioned (specially itchiness). Please follow the treatment that I will provide you and kindly follow up with photos for the skin lesion in five to seven days. Kindly consult your doctor to discuss the suggestion and take the treatment with consent.
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