Question: Hello,

My wife has a burning, red lesion on scalp that appeared one week ago. Please see photos.

Yesterday night we applied sleep comfortably.

The wife just washed her hair with dandruff shampoo that contains menthol selenium sulfide 1%.

Today she saw a few unexpected itchy pimples on her body.

All of this happened after 4 days of cold like symptoms: headache, watery eyes, runny nose. On the 5th day, 3 lymph nodes swelled up behind one ear (small peas appeared) which hurt very much especially when touched, but now the pain has disappeared, yet the swollen lymph nodes are still there.

Please assist if you can.

XXXXX

hello Doc,

thanks for your comments, but you did not state any names of medications or how many mg, how often, etc. please assist and go into more details. are these meds otc or rx? will you supply the rx? awaiting your details. thanks.

XXXXX

hello and thanks for your reply.

i understand that you cannot write a prescription, but please state all the names of medications, how many mg, how often, etc. please assist and go into as much detail as you can. awaiting your details. thanks. i came to you because i do not have have enough $ to go to doctor.

XXXXX

Hello Dr. XXXXXXX

Good evening. What is your email address since this may be my last message to you and I will need to keep in contact with you for updates.

I have sent you a few new photos #2385 and #2384 of an update.

I hope that it may be acceptable to wait about 7-12 days before I receive my meds from my favorite Mumbai pharmacy. Please comment. Or should I visit a local doctor today, obtain rx and purchase locally? All I know that the meds in USA are very expensive and I’d prefer to wait for the Indian meds to arrive if you permit this.

Here are the new results so far:
•     The wife washed her hair with dandruff shampoo that contains menthol selenium sulfide 1%.
•     applied triple antibiotic ointment
•     applied hydrocortisone cream 1%
•     went to sleep and woke up this morning with dark red lesions that were crusty, maybe leaking with pus (whereas yesterday the lesions were bright red, fresh looking, no crust, no leaking according to the photos).
•     So far, no itches, no burning sensation and the wife slept well.

is the progress ok so far or is the lesion getting worse?

Can I ask what your reasoning is behind recommending all these different meds?

Why cefixime and such a high dose? Cefixime is used for gonorrhea and Urogenital Infections? My wife has had uti sometimes…is uti the reason for the lesions? Where did the lesions come from? The lesion is a fungus so it will come back if not cured, correct?

There are lots of different eczema meds, why Fluocinolone shampoo (sebowash by cipla)? Why Desonide.

Thanks for your time and thanks for your comments.

XXXXX

Hi again Doc,

Good evening. Welcome back and I hope you had a nice weekend. Today, the shipment of meds departed to USA from Mumbai via EMS. I hope my wife can hold onto and withstand her eczema for about 10 days before the meds arrive. The id is not spreading, hopefully, and probably it’s not healing. Thanks again for your help. Please comment if you need to.

Re new problem on me
Please suggest what needs to be done for the following photos that I have taken of myself. Please see the attacments numbered 2386, 2396 and 2399. If you need more photos, please tell me.

Please note:
•     There is no itching
•     There is no pain
•     There is no spreading
The groin is the most infected. The armpits are infected only a little, as per photo.
There is just what you see, a large area that is dark red in color. I have had this for as long as I can remember, maybe 5 years? Maybe longer. No, I do not have athletes foot or fungus on the feet.
Do I have ringworm? Is this what my wife has? Did my wife catch her eczema from me?

Also, as you have seen in the photos, I have skin tags. Sometimes they are bothersome and I cut them off. Please comment if you have any suggestions on taking care of my skin tags.

Thanks again and have a beautiful day,
Mark

PS I hope that you have received my email of thanks from YYYY@YYYY .