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Black, Brown Spots On Legs Due To Mosquito Bites Scratched. No Help From Steroids, Creams, Hydroquinone. Any Solution?
Hi i have these black/Brown spots on My legs caused by mosquito bites and I picked on them a lot. I have had these marks for close to 10years. I recently started using steriods creams/gels and hydroquinone 4% but it is really not helopong. I wonder if there could be another solution. I could attach pictures of the affected area if you don't mind. Thanks
Thu, 12 Sep 2013
Hi.black brown patches due to mosquito bites can be due to severe scratching.first use antihistamine to decrease itching and use antibiotics to relieve infection.u can use retinioc acid cream to decrease brown patches and use cute-e 400 mg tablet daily once.if not cured u can go for trio o bloc cream .if still not cured u can go for dermabrasion
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