How Can Dry And Scaly Skin Behind The Ear Be Treated?

Posted on Sun, 4 Mar 2018

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Question : I have dry, scaly, skin behind and on the back of one ear. It burns when I put any lotion on it.

Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:

A number of reasons

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but this could be due to a number of causes including eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis.

So, I would like to look further into this and see a photo of the lesion. Please attach a photo to your follow up the query.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Salah Saad Shoman, Internal Medicine Specialist

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