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Question: The blister in this picture popped up this week on my leg and is a little tender to the touch. I thought it was a blood blister but it looks like it could be a mole. I have a lot of freckles so I don't know if there was a mole there before. Does this look concerning to you? Also, over the past 6 months I've had some scaly dry skin patches on my shins on both my legs that itch and wont go away but seem to do better when I put crème for eczema on them. One of the dry patches are next to the blister/mole.
Brief Answer:
Blister not related to mole and nothing serious.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the eruption and adjoining patch.
After diligently analyzing the complete query and examining the picture let me reassure you that the eruption doesn't appear to be anything serious. It appears to be simple blood filled blister only. Such kind of eruption could be formed by minor trivial trauma or friction of simple nature which we eve do not notice usually.
I can make out that your skin is bit thinned out and dry also. So this could be an initiating factor. Sometimes when we scratch knowingly or unknowingly then also such kind of eruptions and then related patches could be formed. Sometimes it could also be due to an insect bite.
In such kind of situation I suggest my patients to apply a plane antibacterial cream such as Mupirocin or fucidin over the affected area. This prevents any secondary infection in the same. I suggest you to wait and watch the area. It should settle down in next couple of days.
It is quite common to have dryness of skin during or after perimenopause. Such kind of patches could be more aggravated by dry weather or sometimes tight clothes. Apply a moisturization property cream over the patch for 5 to 7 times. Do not wear tight or synthetic clothes.
I again reassure you for simple nature of blood filled blister.
I hope this helps.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD Dermatology
Blister not related to mole and nothing serious.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the eruption and adjoining patch.
After diligently analyzing the complete query and examining the picture let me reassure you that the eruption doesn't appear to be anything serious. It appears to be simple blood filled blister only. Such kind of eruption could be formed by minor trivial trauma or friction of simple nature which we eve do not notice usually.
I can make out that your skin is bit thinned out and dry also. So this could be an initiating factor. Sometimes when we scratch knowingly or unknowingly then also such kind of eruptions and then related patches could be formed. Sometimes it could also be due to an insect bite.
In such kind of situation I suggest my patients to apply a plane antibacterial cream such as Mupirocin or fucidin over the affected area. This prevents any secondary infection in the same. I suggest you to wait and watch the area. It should settle down in next couple of days.
It is quite common to have dryness of skin during or after perimenopause. Such kind of patches could be more aggravated by dry weather or sometimes tight clothes. Apply a moisturization property cream over the patch for 5 to 7 times. Do not wear tight or synthetic clothes.
I again reassure you for simple nature of blood filled blister.
I hope this helps.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD Dermatology
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