Blackish Pigmentation On Right Leg. No Redness, Swelling. Having Pain. Infection?

Posted on Mon, 21 Jan 2013

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Question : Blackish pregmentation on right leg. No associated redness, swelling or tenderness. Associated with pain on walking but not regularly. No fever, maldise or discharge from site. No w/o TB.

Answered by Dr. Sudarshan (24 hours later)

Hi mr XXXXXXX,
The condition you are describing can be lichen planus,varicosities ,purpuric lesions ,erythema nodosum etc.
Also I would like to know-
Do you have itching /burning over the lesion?
Are they painful on touching or without touching also?
Since when you have them?
Can you upload images of the affected area?
Photos can help a lot in predicting the condition.
Upload the photographs and we can continue the discussion here.
I will be available for follow up.
Regards
Dr Sudarshan
MD
Dermatologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar