Suggest Treatment For Acne Lesions On Skin

Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015

Question: For about 10 days I've noticed a small skin coloured bump on skin. Is about 3mm. Looks like a spot but I tried to pop it with sterilised needle as looks like it had a white head but it was just skin and bled very slightly. It's not grown in size or itchy. Could this be a nodular melenoma ? I've got a picture if that will help ? It's about 2 inches above collar bone

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly upload Image

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (59 minutes later)

I have attached 3 photos in update section

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Acne lesion; try topical benzoyl peroxide gel

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Thank you for Images.

This seems like an acne lesion rather than a melanoma.

Melanomas are commonly pigmented lesions or they may contains variations in color e.g blue, red, white areas.
Melanoms may eiher arise in a pre-exisitng mole or they may arise de-novo.
Usually they grow in size which a patient is able to make out as recent change in size. Melanoma is usually an asymmetrical lesion and may bleed or ulcerate.

I suggest that you try a topical antiacne e.g benzoyl peroxide 5% gel, twice daily for a few days.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (41 minutes later)

Thanks. I thought a nodular melanoma was a dome shape and didn't follow the superficial spreading melanoma. What size would a nodular one measure ? And would the nodule be firm and hard to touch ? Thankyou

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You don't seem to have nodular melanoma

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Yes, nodular melanoma is dome shaped, firm, nodule.
Nodule suggests that it has a deeper component unlike a superficial melanoma. Melanomas are usually pigmented.
It would measure more than 5mm in size.

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