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What Does A White Patch Behind The Ear Indicate?
Question: Discovered a white patch behind my aunts
ear as if the my skin was bleached, accompanied with a sore. What could it be?
Brief Answer:
White patch behind ear
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic,
The depigmented patch behind the ear looks like leukoderma / vitiligo. Usually vitiligo lesions do not have a sore.
Is there a sore and scaling of skin behind the other ear as well ? Does she have dandruff ? Does she use hair XXXXXXX ?
If she has dandruff or allergy to hair color then the sore can be due to that.
I will recommend you to see a dermatologist. An early lesion of vitiligo can be treated well with topical steroids or tacrolimus and anti oxidants.
Hope this helped,
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
She does use hair XXXXXXX but for years now.
Brief Answer:
Vitiligo
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back,
Hair XXXXXXX is known to cause chemical leukoderma, even years after starting. I will recommend her to stop hair XXXXXXX application. For existing vitiligo let her see a dermatologist for initiation of treatment.
If I were her treating dermatologist, I would have started her on oral anti oxidants daily along with topical tacrolimus 0.1% ointment twice a day.
Hope this helped,
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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