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Started With A Scratch. Red Color. Now Looks Paler. Now One In Forearm. Hurts To Touch. Feels Hot. Suggestions?
hello, my husband started off with a scratch on his arm at the top 2 weeks ago but it soon went a bright red colour and got bigger and now it looks like whirl wind like scab, it is not pussing at the moment but it looks a paler colour than a normal browny scab.
The redness has gone down a bit now as well but it just does not seem to be going away.
He also has another red blotch on his forearm which may have been a spot, but has the same red mark around it that the other scratch started off like.
He said it hurts to touch on and around it, and it feels hot.
The redness has gone down a bit now as well but it just does not seem to be going away.
He also has another red blotch on his forearm which may have been a spot, but has the same red mark around it that the other scratch started off like.
He said it hurts to touch on and around it, and it feels hot.
Fri, 27 Sep 2013
Hi,
It appears that your husband is developing with recurrent folliculitis.The most important and important and the only precaution you must follow is not to touch, pinch pop or squeeze any of them other wise it can get infected and can cause complications. Meet a dermatologist a the earliest to get it diagnosed properly .
It appears that your husband is developing with recurrent folliculitis.The most important and important and the only precaution you must follow is not to touch, pinch pop or squeeze any of them other wise it can get infected and can cause complications. Meet a dermatologist a the earliest to get it diagnosed properly .
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