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Suggest Treat For Superficial Wounds On Lower Legs And Feet
Posted on
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
Answered on
Mon, 27 Apr 2015
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Question : What is the cause of: a) very slow-healing superficial wounds on lower legs and feet, followed by increasingly accelerated peeliing of skin on feet and lowe 4=8 inches on legs, accompaid by intense itching
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Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for for your query.
Read and understood the problems.
You may please attach the picture (photograph) of the wounds and any reports if done already with this query.
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Your further information may help me more.
- Since when is this problem?
- Any swelling of he affected leg?
- Which disinfectant are you using ?
The probable causes of slow healing superficial wounds on lower legs and feet, accelerated peeling of skin and intense itching can be:
- Considering the lower aspect of the lower limbs the problem would have started as an allergy to something causing itching and wound formation.
- Loss of the integrity / strength of the skin, which is already the least in this area as compared to the rest of the body.
This also gets reduced with aging.
- Reduced blood supply.
- Excessive pealing can be due to body's normal action / response to form protective layer and the in the process the dead skin will be excessively pealed off.
- Local treatment agents such as disinfectants also can cause more problems as they may not suitable for the skin.
- infection can be the cause
- Deficiency of vitamins
- Varicose veins.
- Idiopathic meaning the exact cause can not be found out.
Clinical evaluation, actual physical examination and investigations accordingly by a Doctor can certainly help to find the causes and plan a proper treatment.
.I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more if you feel there is a gap of communication.
Please give details and a picture.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for for your query.
Read and understood the problems.
You may please attach the picture (photograph) of the wounds and any reports if done already with this query.
YYYY@YYYY
Your further information may help me more.
- Since when is this problem?
- Any swelling of he affected leg?
- Which disinfectant are you using ?
The probable causes of slow healing superficial wounds on lower legs and feet, accelerated peeling of skin and intense itching can be:
- Considering the lower aspect of the lower limbs the problem would have started as an allergy to something causing itching and wound formation.
- Loss of the integrity / strength of the skin, which is already the least in this area as compared to the rest of the body.
This also gets reduced with aging.
- Reduced blood supply.
- Excessive pealing can be due to body's normal action / response to form protective layer and the in the process the dead skin will be excessively pealed off.
- Local treatment agents such as disinfectants also can cause more problems as they may not suitable for the skin.
- infection can be the cause
- Deficiency of vitamins
- Varicose veins.
- Idiopathic meaning the exact cause can not be found out.
Clinical evaluation, actual physical examination and investigations accordingly by a Doctor can certainly help to find the causes and plan a proper treatment.
.I hope this answer helps you to get a proper diagnosis, and get a proper further treatment. Please feel free to ask for more if you feel there is a gap of communication.
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