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What Causes Small Raised, Red Flaky Spots All Over The Body?

in the past 3 weeks I have developed patches of small raised spots that expand into quarter size red flakey spots. They are every where on my body. Those that have developed under my nails have grown into a very dense white material that is lifting off my nails.
Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,
You might have developed psoriasis.
It is an autoimmune disease leading to development of reddish patches on body with lot of scaling.
Nails also get damaged in this disease.
Psoriasis cannot be totally cured.
It can be only controlled.
You can use steroid creams to control this.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
And get the medication prescribed.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you good health,
Thank you
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What Causes Small Raised, Red Flaky Spots All Over The Body?

Hello, Thanks for the query, You might have developed psoriasis. It is an autoimmune disease leading to development of reddish patches on body with lot of scaling. Nails also get damaged in this disease. Psoriasis cannot be totally cured. It can be only controlled. You can use steroid creams to control this. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. And get the medication prescribed. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you good health, Thank you