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Suggest Treatment For Dry, Itchy Patches Of Skin On Elbows And Knees
Question: I have very dry, very itchy patches of skin on my elbows, knees, and two knuckles. The patches initially began with a few white flaky spots and itchiness then grew outward to be know peeling and cracking and severely dry. The patches on my knees and elbows have been there for about 2 months now and the patches on my knuckles have only appeared in the last week or two. I have tried lotion twice a day with no change and I have tried hydrocortisone twice a day with only slight improvements on my elbows. Any advice?
Brief Answer:
Kindly send good resolution pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the problem of itchy patches of skin on elbows, knees and knuckles. It is really very distressing sometimes to find anything which hampers our day to day life.
In view to help you better I request you to kindly tell me certain important points:
- Are there similar kind of lesions present over any other site.
- Do you see redness or scaling and flaking over the patches.
- What is the grade of itching- mild /moderate/ severe.
- Does it gets better by itself or by any medications.
- Have you gone for any tests or skin examination or biopsy of skin tissues.
- Any other systemic complaints or medications.
- your occupation and daily routine.
There can be multiple possibilities of the bumps and to diagnose the exact entity I request you to kindly upload few good resolution pictures of the affected area so that I can analyze it better.
Kindly send good resolution pictures focusing the area of concern which can be seen on higher magnification. For uploading the pictures you have a facility on the right side of the page or can send on:
YYYY@YYYY
with "attention:Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia"
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD- Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases
Kindly send good resolution pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the problem of itchy patches of skin on elbows, knees and knuckles. It is really very distressing sometimes to find anything which hampers our day to day life.
In view to help you better I request you to kindly tell me certain important points:
- Are there similar kind of lesions present over any other site.
- Do you see redness or scaling and flaking over the patches.
- What is the grade of itching- mild /moderate/ severe.
- Does it gets better by itself or by any medications.
- Have you gone for any tests or skin examination or biopsy of skin tissues.
- Any other systemic complaints or medications.
- your occupation and daily routine.
There can be multiple possibilities of the bumps and to diagnose the exact entity I request you to kindly upload few good resolution pictures of the affected area so that I can analyze it better.
Kindly send good resolution pictures focusing the area of concern which can be seen on higher magnification. For uploading the pictures you have a facility on the right side of the page or can send on:
YYYY@YYYY
with "attention:Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia"
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD- Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases
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