I have a purplish round bruise with a white center that has a scratch as well. The bruise isn t painful but the white center is raised and only hurts a little in the white area. I have never seen this before. what is it? what do i do? please help! Sincerely
Hi.. welcome to healthcaremagic.com and myself Dr. Atishay Bukharia would be answering your questions..
purplish round bruise with the white Centre is indicative of erythema multiforme lesion. since we do not know your proper history like your age duration of illness we are unable to reach over the exact cause of it nevertheless it is mainly due to herpes infection and drug reaction. if you are on any medication then it can be due to fixed drug eruption.
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Hi.. welcome to healthcaremagic.com and myself Dr. Atishay Bukharia would be answering your questions.. purplish round bruise with the white Centre is indicative of erythema multiforme lesion. since we do not know your proper history like your age duration of illness we are unable to reach over the exact cause of it nevertheless it is mainly due to herpes infection and drug reaction. if you are on any medication then it can be due to fixed drug eruption. hope it helps if you have any other question please do not hesitate to contact us Regards