Hello, I'm Writing To Ask A Question About A Lesion/abrasion

Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2020

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Question : Hello, I'm writing to ask a question about a lesion/abrasion on my forearm that has not healed for roughly two months now. About two months ago I noticed myself itching a oval shaped, roughly 3x2 inch patch of skin on my forearm and noticed that it was scabbed. I figured I had scraped it at somepoint, and that it would heal. It was very itchy, and every time it did scab, I wouldn't be able to keep myself from scratching it and removing the scab, resulting in light bleeding. A couple months later and I've been dedicated to not scratching it for the past week or so. However, it still hasn't healed and remains fairly

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
fungal infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and viewed the image.

It seems like a fungal infection. Fungal infection of skin usually presents as itchy, oval or round patches which expand. I suggest you to use a topical antifungal e.g either ketoconazole cream or clotrimazole cream, twice daily for a few days. In addition I suggest you to take an oral antihistamine e.g Cetrizine 10mg once daily for symptomatic relief from itching.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance

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