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Suggest Treatment For Eczema On Cheek
Question: I have a spot on my right cheek. It started like a pimple about 18 years ago and I have used different creams and it is still there.
Brief Answer:
Upload a picture
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.
Kindly upload a clear digital Image of the lesion.
Regards
Upload a picture
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.
Kindly upload a clear digital Image of the lesion.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Please I have attached images
Brief Answer:
Eczematous dermatitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I have looked at the pictures. This looks like a dry scaly patch of eczema/dermatitis. I guess it must be itchy too.
Do you have any of these patches elsewhere?like scalp, arms, legs etc
I would suggest that you apply a moderately potent topical steroid e.g mometasone furoate cream, twice daily for 2 weeks or so. It should improve remarkably in about 2 weeks.
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine would help in providing symptomatic relief from itching.
Regards
Eczematous dermatitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I have looked at the pictures. This looks like a dry scaly patch of eczema/dermatitis. I guess it must be itchy too.
Do you have any of these patches elsewhere?like scalp, arms, legs etc
I would suggest that you apply a moderately potent topical steroid e.g mometasone furoate cream, twice daily for 2 weeks or so. It should improve remarkably in about 2 weeks.
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine would help in providing symptomatic relief from itching.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Most people say there is hair growth. A doctor said it is a wart and recommended surgical removal.
Brief Answer:
Wart is a possibility
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
You do seem to have ingrown hair problem which must be causing recurrent bumps in the beard region. The creams that you tried (daktacort, fucidin are antifungal and antibacterial respectively and wont help much with this lesion).
Yes, wart is a possibility too. Since it has grown from a small pimple to existing size. Warts usually spread to surrounding areas due to autoinnoculation which is specially common in the beard region as shaving causes minor cuts and abrasions thus causing the virus to inoculate these sites of minor trauma, causing them to multiply rapidly.
-Does the lesion itch or is it asymptomatic?
-Do you have similar lesions anywhere else?I mean anywhere else on the beard or elsewhere on the body?
-I would request you for a few more clear/focused digital pictures, preferably in day light. I want to have another look at it.
Regards
Wart is a possibility
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
You do seem to have ingrown hair problem which must be causing recurrent bumps in the beard region. The creams that you tried (daktacort, fucidin are antifungal and antibacterial respectively and wont help much with this lesion).
Yes, wart is a possibility too. Since it has grown from a small pimple to existing size. Warts usually spread to surrounding areas due to autoinnoculation which is specially common in the beard region as shaving causes minor cuts and abrasions thus causing the virus to inoculate these sites of minor trauma, causing them to multiply rapidly.
-Does the lesion itch or is it asymptomatic?
-Do you have similar lesions anywhere else?I mean anywhere else on the beard or elsewhere on the body?
-I would request you for a few more clear/focused digital pictures, preferably in day light. I want to have another look at it.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No itching and does not exist elsewhere. It has been around for more than 18 years. I will send pictures later.
Brief Answer:
Upload more pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
You can upload pictures on this forum Or you can also mail me on my email ID YYYY@YYYY
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Upload more pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
You can upload pictures on this forum Or you can also mail me on my email ID YYYY@YYYY
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have just attached the picture. Thank you
Brief Answer:
Excessive tissue reaction.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
This is a much better picture as compared to the previous ones. This is definitely not a wart!! It does'nt look like a wart.
This just seems like a exaggerated tissue reaction ( excessive scar tissue formation) probably secondary to your primary problem of ingrown hair.
I would suggest an intralesional steroid injection (triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg /ml). This should dissolve excessive scar tissue and flatten it out. Topical steroid that i mentioned in my first discussion, mometasone furoate can also be used but the response would be better with intralesional injection of triamcinolone.
Regards
Excessive tissue reaction.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
This is a much better picture as compared to the previous ones. This is definitely not a wart!! It does'nt look like a wart.
This just seems like a exaggerated tissue reaction ( excessive scar tissue formation) probably secondary to your primary problem of ingrown hair.
I would suggest an intralesional steroid injection (triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg /ml). This should dissolve excessive scar tissue and flatten it out. Topical steroid that i mentioned in my first discussion, mometasone furoate can also be used but the response would be better with intralesional injection of triamcinolone.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Should I buy this and a nurse to inject me.9
Brief Answer:
Intralesional injection
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I would suggest you to seek an appointment with a dermatologist. It requires a prescription. A dermatologist would be the best person to inject. It needs to be injected intralesional/intradermal.
I am not sure a nurse would be able to put it in the right place.
Regards
Intralesional injection
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I would suggest you to seek an appointment with a dermatologist. It requires a prescription. A dermatologist would be the best person to inject. It needs to be injected intralesional/intradermal.
I am not sure a nurse would be able to put it in the right place.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Alright. Thank you very much.
Brief Answer:
You are welcome
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting your query on healthcaremagic
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You are welcome
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting your query on healthcaremagic
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Any side effects of the injection? So I can contact you on that email address. Please is the injection painful?
Brief Answer:
Inj is safe
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Slightly painful. My email ID is YYYY@YYYY
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Inj is safe
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Slightly painful. My email ID is YYYY@YYYY
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I will keep this open till after the injection. Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Contact me directly for follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I would suggest that you start with a topical steroid e.g Mometasone furoate ointment OR Flutibact ointment(combination of fluticasone + mupirocin ) till you get an appointment for injection. You can try to get it from a drug store.
Surely I would happy to follow it up. You can contact me back by posting me a direct query on my profile. My profile can be accessed at: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-kakkar-s/66939
Regards
Contact me directly for follow up
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
I would suggest that you start with a topical steroid e.g Mometasone furoate ointment OR Flutibact ointment(combination of fluticasone + mupirocin ) till you get an appointment for injection. You can try to get it from a drug store.
Surely I would happy to follow it up. You can contact me back by posting me a direct query on my profile. My profile can be accessed at: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-kakkar-s/66939
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I'm in Nigeria. Do you think I will see these drugs in Nigeria?
Brief Answer:
yes
Detailed Answer:
Hi
These medicines are commonly used by a dermatologist, therefore you should be able to get them
Regards
yes
Detailed Answer:
Hi
These medicines are commonly used by a dermatologist, therefore you should be able to get them
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you Dr.
Brief Answer:
Welcome
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic. I would like to follow up the response.
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Welcome
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Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic. I would like to follow up the response.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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