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Question: hello,
my husband has had a large patch of discolored, very hard skin on his rib cage. he had surgery and biopsy on the patch 6-8 years ago and it was not able to be diagnosed. we live in XXXXXXX Oregon area and have seen specialists at OHSU but to no avail. no one seems to know what the problem is or what to do. it hurts at night when sleeping on it and itches quite a bit.
my husband has had a large patch of discolored, very hard skin on his rib cage. he had surgery and biopsy on the patch 6-8 years ago and it was not able to be diagnosed. we live in XXXXXXX Oregon area and have seen specialists at OHSU but to no avail. no one seems to know what the problem is or what to do. it hurts at night when sleeping on it and itches quite a bit.
Brief Answer:
It seems to be a callosity.
Detailed Answer:
Dr. Hanif warmly Welcomes you to my virtual clinic HCM!
I have carefully worked through your case, and can realize your health worries. Being your physician, I will take care all of your medical concerns.
I feel sorry that your husband is in this uncomfortable situation. But don't worry I am here to help you in the best possible way. It seems to be a callosity in which the skin gets thickened and dry, itches and when a patient itches and scraps it sometimes bleeds too from micro-circulations depending upon the thickness of the keratin layer over the lesion.
Can you please upload some pictures of the lesion in a follow up query. It is very helpful to actually see the skin lesions to treat them in the best possible way. Please try a good resolution and proper light when taking the picture.
Have a wonderful time ahead. Hope I answered all of your questions. Let me know if you have any further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you in no time. If satisfied here, please give a generous five star rating and don't forget to close the discussion.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up after sometime regarding the treatment efficacy and to see any need to change the treatment options is very necessary. Keep a follow up some days after this visit session ends.
Regards!
DR. XXXXXXX HANIF
USA
It seems to be a callosity.
Detailed Answer:
Dr. Hanif warmly Welcomes you to my virtual clinic HCM!
I have carefully worked through your case, and can realize your health worries. Being your physician, I will take care all of your medical concerns.
I feel sorry that your husband is in this uncomfortable situation. But don't worry I am here to help you in the best possible way. It seems to be a callosity in which the skin gets thickened and dry, itches and when a patient itches and scraps it sometimes bleeds too from micro-circulations depending upon the thickness of the keratin layer over the lesion.
Can you please upload some pictures of the lesion in a follow up query. It is very helpful to actually see the skin lesions to treat them in the best possible way. Please try a good resolution and proper light when taking the picture.
Have a wonderful time ahead. Hope I answered all of your questions. Let me know if you have any further clinical concerns or doubts. I will be more than happy to get back to you in no time. If satisfied here, please give a generous five star rating and don't forget to close the discussion.
For any disease you have, a timely follow-up after sometime regarding the treatment efficacy and to see any need to change the treatment options is very necessary. Keep a follow up some days after this visit session ends.
Regards!
DR. XXXXXXX HANIF
USA
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