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Have Had Itching And Broken Skin Behind Ears. Yellowish Liquid Oozing Out. Tried Neosporin. Any Cure?

Posted on Tue, 31 Jul 2012

Question: I have had itching and broken skin behind both ears (worse on the left one) and clear to yellowish liquid oozing out of the broken areas that forms a crusty layer on the surrounding skin
I have tried using Neosporin several times a day for several days, it seems to get a bit better but does not go away.

Answered by Dr. Sudarshan (16 minutes later)

Hi XXXXXXX

The description given by you matches with diagnosis of seborheic dermatitis.However it can also be dariers disease, contact dermatitis,pyoderma.

Also I would like to know
-Do you have dandruff / flaky scalp?
-Any new ear rings or accessories used recently?
-Any other area like face /neck/upper chest affected?
-since when you have this problem?

Can you upload good quality photographs of the affected skin .
Photos can help a great way in predicting the condition.
You can upload them by using feature on right hand side of this box.

Answer the above questions and I would be able to suggest you treatment in better way.
Awaiting your response.

Regards
DrSudarshan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar