Suggest Treatment For Itching Sensation And Discoloration On Hand

Posted on Sat, 13 Jun 2015

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Question : Hi my name is XXXXXXX and i recently got an ich on my hand and i scratched it
And now i have discoloration on my hand and it wont go away.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (36 minutes later)

upload an image please. take loratidine

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (37 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Emollients, mometasone, levocetirizine, biopsy if persistence or spread

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

I appreciate your concern

Thanks for uploading the image.

Since the onset of the itching on the hands is acute , it appears to be a case of contact dermatitis. Topical moisturizers , emollients such as hydrex gel or DERMASHIELD CREAM can be used. Steroid creams like mometasone or clobetasol can be used. Anti histamines such as levocetirizine or loratidine can be taken for a week. If the discoloration and itching persists then oral steroids can be advised for a couple of weeks. During the course of treatment if adequate response is not observed and there is pain, raising up of the lesions increasing in thickness, bleeding , increased size with spread of discoloration the a biopsy should be done to confirm the definite cause and to especially rule out malignancy.

Wishing you best of health

Thanks

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