
Having Black Spots All Over Body. Is There Any Medicine To Cure This Disease?

I am Indian my skin colour is light dark, I have black spots in my body especially at root of the body hair. It is spreading all over the body like arms, shoulder, back etc. right now I am not taking any medicines for this. Kindly advise to cure this disease. Thanks in advance.
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Black dots at the root of hair can be due to following reasons.
1.Lichen planopilaris.- This is an autoimmune condition where there occurs pigmentation around hair follicle, sometimes itchy.
2.Follicular atrophoderma.- In this condition, there occurs follicular pigmentation with slight depression of skin.
3.Amyloidosis.- This is an abnormality of protein metabolism, where sheets of pigmentation is seen. usually asymptomatic but sometimes itchy.
4.Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.- This occurs following a bacterial folliculitis.
Now to differentiate between above conditions, a biopsy is must.
Here are my suggestions..
1.You could probably post a picture of the lesion, so that I can comment specifically. You have a feature to upload the picture by yourself on the right side of this query page.
2.If possible XXXXXXX a Dermatologist, as I mentioned earlier, biopsy is must to find out an exact cause.
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you


I have uploaded 2 pictures of my right arm which containing black dots. It is persisting for more than 3 years but no itching.
Thanks for the photographs.
It is quiet a simple condition, known as keratosis pilaris.
Don’t worry and there is no need for biopsy.
Apply ointment silkee (urea +lactic acid) or ointment cotaryl, which ever you get, twice daily. You will get relief in a month’s time.
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Wishing you good health .
Thank you.

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