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How To Cure Raised Skin Bumps On Elbows?
My son (2.5 year old) has small flesh colored bumps on his elbows. They don t itch him. They have been there for a couple months. I have tried hydrocortisone 1% cream twice a day for a week but with no improvement. They look like a cross between bug bites and warts.
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Before trying any treatment for the bumps it is important to find the cause of bumps and the probable diagnosis.
There are many causes of bumps on elbow.
Warts are one of them.
Besides the flesh colored lesions could be a cystic lesion, they could be a primary skin lesion, they could be associated with rheumatic heart disease, etc.
A clinical assessment of the bumps is necessary to make a confirmed diagnosis.
Thus consult your primary healthcare provider for clinical assessment, diagnosis and then treatment.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Before trying any treatment for the bumps it is important to find the cause of bumps and the probable diagnosis.
There are many causes of bumps on elbow.
Warts are one of them.
Besides the flesh colored lesions could be a cystic lesion, they could be a primary skin lesion, they could be associated with rheumatic heart disease, etc.
A clinical assessment of the bumps is necessary to make a confirmed diagnosis.
Thus consult your primary healthcare provider for clinical assessment, diagnosis and then treatment.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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