Suggest Treatment For Hard Plaque Bumps On Skin

Posted on Tue, 3 Feb 2015

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Tue, 3 Feb 2015 Answered on

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Question : Have always had these hard plaquey bumps on my skin since I was 6 years old.. i had a habit of picking them but they always grow back..also I have a couple dry patch areas that flakes I constantly try to maintain moisture in them to avoid them being obvious on my dark skin...what are they? and what can I do to cure it?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
perforating disorder

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photograph.
It is looking like perforating disease.
A disorder in which material from deeper layers are extruded through skin in the form of crust.
A biopsy is needed to confirm.
You can try vitamin E capsules for a month.
This helps a bit.
Let me know if there is any other doubts.
Thank you.

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