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Flakey Scabs Around Ankles

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Dr. E Venkata Ramana MD

Hi I have noticed that my 3 month old has scabs on his ankles and feet that look like cradle cap.. What could that be? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. E Venkata Ramana ( Pediatrician)
Dr. T Shobha Deepak MD

scabs then gets dry and flakey. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Shobha Deepak ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

I have an external hemorrhoid . The hemorrhoid has two scabs on it. The scabs are XXXXXXX with a white circles around them. The scabs originally looked blue in color before they turned into... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Luchuo Engelbert Bain MD

Last October I damaged the ligaments around my right ankle. My ankle swells up each day (it goes ... the summer did not wear socks. The skin remained dry and flakey. Now back in socks the dry skin has ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Karen Steinberg MD

it regularly. I even tried to clean the scratch marks or scabs with hydrogen peroxide . However none .... Today I noticed a significant amount of swelling on my ankles and it has been like 5 days since the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karen Steinberg ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr.           Kakkar S. MD

My son has a couple of scabs on his head. He seems to itch at them. They are red and flakey. My mom ... hair for 2 weeks now with a lice comb. The scabs seem to be getting bigger. What should I do? Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr.      Honey Arora MD

I have a red, pimply, flakey rash around my nose. I ve tried different lotions on it (Nivea, Aveeno) to no avail. I also just moved to Arizona so didn t know if it was the change in climate. Any ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Honey Arora ( Dentist)
Dr.    Satvinder Bakshi MD

I have had a ear infection for about a year ive been on antibiotics several times as well as ear drops but i have flakey scabs on the inside of my ear and at night when i lay on it it drains... gross i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satvinder Bakshi ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

I m 16 African American Male Not sexually active No stds And recently large mass of scabs have appeard only on my buttocks they don t itch but burn when I sweat the scabs have spread to my inner thighs ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

have bumps that shift from joint sites such as wrists and elbow and ankles stay about a week or two. they itch i scratch it kinda busts and then scabs and then goes away also have joint pain in hips and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)