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Thick White Scab

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Dr. Ivan Romic MD

Hello I just had a what I thought was just a thick white scar removed. It was origionally a red scab and I accidently scratched it picked it off and a thick white scar formed. My dr... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Nishad BN MD

ago. The wound has never completed healing; it became infected, then would fester, scab over, lose the scab by hitting something, would secrete a puss of thick white stuff, then swell up 1/2''... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

I have a white scab on my scalp that wont go away. This has been there for over 2 months. It has a hard crusty scab. I thought it was a pimple, but I am sure that is not the case. This scab is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani MD

I have a wound from a circumcision that was done by a non profession. i need 2nd opinion. there is a scab covering wound The wound is weeping yellow thick liquid especially when pressing on scab ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

I had some bumps below the head of my penis now they formed a white scab over all bumps and now it's like one big scab ? What to do? Kinda nervous about going to the doctor .....really embarrassing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)

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Dr.    Kakkar S. MD

Hi have had for the last couple of weeks a thick white scab on my scalp at the back u have been pickinging it off as its really itchy and its back again the next day around it and. Some parts it s very... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Harshit Bhachech MD

in about five days. But now it has a dark red thick scab and a white scaly, dry film around it. It is red and SMELLY. Should he pull the scab off and clean it well? What should he put on it?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harshit Bhachech ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Praveen G MD

I am a caregiver and have a resident that has a thick white crusty scab on the pinna part of the ear. We are suppose to apply some kind of steroid lotion to his ear. I think it is lotion that has ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

because of the pressure applied, and created a large scab. I applied neosporin to the scab, and eventually it healed, only to reveal a large pore containing white, thick pus. I find myself... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prabhash Verma MD

I have acne like bumps all over my scalp. The bumps start out as white dry flaky bumps but if I bare scrap over the bump with a brush or my nail, the white crust layers of the bump, quickly come off ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prabhash Verma ( General & Family Physician)