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What Causes An Itchy Patch Of Skin Near The Ankle?
i HAVE A PATCH OF SKIN NEAR MY ANKLE - 2 INCHES OR SO THAT IS SOMETIMES ITCHY, SOMETIMES BURNS, OTHER TIME I DON T NOTICE IT. HAVE HAD IT AT LEAST 6 MONTHS BUT IT HAS GOTTEN LARGER. MY GP PRESCRIBED KETOCONAZOLE CREAM 3 WEEKS AGO BUT SEEMS TO HAVE MADE IT WORSE. THE PATCH IS SMOOTH - NO BUMPS OR ROUGHNESS TO IT.
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
ketoconazole is antifungal antibiotic. can have second opinion. if recomanded can be surgically removed and subjected to biopsy
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