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Suggest Treatment For Dark Red Splotches In The Legs
Yesterday I woke up and my right leg had a number of areas of dark red splotches. Looks something like blood blisrpters. I did not scratch or bump into anything to have caused this. Looks very bad, quite large areas of deep red, brown splotches. Wondering what s causing the. No I am not on any blood thinners. Thank you for your time, Nancy
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of dark red splotches in the legs which seems to be due to hair follicle infection leading to folliculitis and it could be due to furuncle or boil. Need not to worry. You should avoid touching or pricking bumps. I would suggest you to apply topical antibacterial ointment. You should wear loose clothes and avoid sharing them with anyone. You should apply betnovate ointment on them 2-3 times a day. You should take course of oral antibiotics. Maintain complete hygiene and keep area little dry. Visit dermatologist once if symptoms keeps on persisting. Start treatment after complete examination and proper prescription. You should get skin patch test and allergy test done to find out exact cause of disease and start treatment accordingly.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of dark red splotches in the legs which seems to be due to hair follicle infection leading to folliculitis and it could be due to furuncle or boil. Need not to worry. You should avoid touching or pricking bumps. I would suggest you to apply topical antibacterial ointment. You should wear loose clothes and avoid sharing them with anyone. You should apply betnovate ointment on them 2-3 times a day. You should take course of oral antibiotics. Maintain complete hygiene and keep area little dry. Visit dermatologist once if symptoms keeps on persisting. Start treatment after complete examination and proper prescription. You should get skin patch test and allergy test done to find out exact cause of disease and start treatment accordingly.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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