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What Causes Itchy, Brownish And Raised Marks On The Body?
Question: I have itchy, brown, flat to slightly raised, round marks on most of my body. They appear to have a brown/black center. They eventually become scab looking. If I pick one there is a white dot in the center. sometimes they look like they are tracking under my skin. If you try to remove the "scab" there is a brown it will not come out. it keaves craters in my skin with crusty whitish scaly stuff and part of that is oval and flat. It looks like there is something in there
Brief Answer:
Infectious pustules.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Muhammd Ahmad, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
These are infectious pustules, they may be result of infected bug bites or any other skin infection, when you peel em off they release the discharge and become a crater.
This actually needs evaluation by a dermatologist and then topical or oral antibiotics can be advised, sometimes your doctor will suggest a pus/discharge culture to be done, and then give meds according to the culture.
I would suggest you not to panic these are simple infectious pustules which can be treated by simple antibiotic ointments which you can get prescribed by visiting your doctor.nothing serious. But yos if younhave bug issues you have to get rid of them if there is no possibility of buys then simple meds will do.
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask,otherwise close the discussion and rate it.
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
General and Family Physician..
Infectious pustules.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to Health Care Magic, I am Dr Muhammd Ahmad, I have closely read your question and I understand your concerns, I will hereby guide you regarding your health related problem.
These are infectious pustules, they may be result of infected bug bites or any other skin infection, when you peel em off they release the discharge and become a crater.
This actually needs evaluation by a dermatologist and then topical or oral antibiotics can be advised, sometimes your doctor will suggest a pus/discharge culture to be done, and then give meds according to the culture.
I would suggest you not to panic these are simple infectious pustules which can be treated by simple antibiotic ointments which you can get prescribed by visiting your doctor.nothing serious. But yos if younhave bug issues you have to get rid of them if there is no possibility of buys then simple meds will do.
I hope this answered your question, if you have more feel free to ask,otherwise close the discussion and rate it.
Regards.
Dr.Muhammad Ahmad.
General and Family Physician..
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I think they are some sort of parasite. They seem to anchor deep in my dermal layer. There are some lesions that are flat and others are raised and there is a black, hard "something" in it. Some look like there tiny pincers poking out. When they are intensely itchy, there is a sharp pin prick feeling. In the right light I can see a tiny white filament slightly protruding.
Also, the crater left behind if I pry of the top has a white dot down inside. While the crater is healing, there is a white, flat triangular "thing" that is practically impossible to remove.
Finally, if I pour hydrogen peroxide into the crater, it bubbles up and there is a white ring of dead skin or a dead "bubble-like" layer if the skin over the lesion has not been broken.
Could it be some super resistant scabie, a screwworm or some other bizarre
Also, the crater left behind if I pry of the top has a white dot down inside. While the crater is healing, there is a white, flat triangular "thing" that is practically impossible to remove.
Finally, if I pour hydrogen peroxide into the crater, it bubbles up and there is a white ring of dead skin or a dead "bubble-like" layer if the skin over the lesion has not been broken.
Could it be some super resistant scabie, a screwworm or some other bizarre
Brief Answer:
To me they arent scabies.
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for writing back,
In picture they dont exactly look like scabies, but definitive diagnosis can only be made by detailed checkup by a doctor of intact and broken papules. One would need tourch and close examination of lesions in different stages to diagnose them.
In my opinion they look like infectious papules but if there is possibility of contacting scabies from your environment you can get it seen by a doctor.
In my opinion they dont look like scabies and can be cured by simple topical antibiotics.
Regards.
Dr.Ahmad.
To me they arent scabies.
Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for writing back,
In picture they dont exactly look like scabies, but definitive diagnosis can only be made by detailed checkup by a doctor of intact and broken papules. One would need tourch and close examination of lesions in different stages to diagnose them.
In my opinion they look like infectious papules but if there is possibility of contacting scabies from your environment you can get it seen by a doctor.
In my opinion they dont look like scabies and can be cured by simple topical antibiotics.
Regards.
Dr.Ahmad.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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