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White Spots. Episode Of Eczema. Using Tenovate. Does It Spread?

Hi, we took a winter holiday a month back and while we were there, i developed something that was like an itchy small patch of eczema on my arm I used to feel very itchy specially after wearing my woolen sweater. in another few days it spread on to both my arms. after a week, the itchiness and the eczema went away leaving small white spots all over my arms. It looks very ugly and I am scared it might spread on to my entire body as it has spread a lot on both my arms. I am currently using tenovate ointment once every night from last 1 week but it's not showing any improvement. Please suggest what I should do. Thanks! Sim
Tue, 24 Sep 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.

Tenovate ointment is a steroid and might not show improvement in all lesions. You must consult a dermatologist immediately and get an opinion on the skin patches. It needs to be confirmed if the causative reason is an allergy deficiency or infection. This can only be obvious once the patches are seen by a doctor. You may use sunscreen lotion on the exposed parts of your body when going out in the sun.

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White Spots. Episode Of Eczema. Using Tenovate. Does It Spread?

Hi, Thanks for writing in to us. Tenovate ointment is a steroid and might not show improvement in all lesions. You must consult a dermatologist immediately and get an opinion on the skin patches. It needs to be confirmed if the causative reason is an allergy deficiency or infection. This can only be obvious once the patches are seen by a doctor. You may use sunscreen lotion on the exposed parts of your body when going out in the sun. Hope this helps