Suggest Treatment For Itchy Rash On The Legs Followed By Bruises Due To Sports Injury, And Dandruff And Itchy Scalp

Posted on Thu, 1 Mar 2018

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Question : Had bruises on legs from sport and turns into itchy rash in exact shape and location of bruise. Also dandruff and itchy scalp at the same time rash occurs.
Second time this has occurred. Last time was 2 months ago and went away naturally after about 4 weeks
Is there a medication?

Answered by Dr. salah saad shoman (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:

Due to bilirubin and histamine release.

Detailed Answer:

Hello!

I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but the itching is a normal symptom of a healing bruise. This occurs due to the release of bilirubin from the healing bruise which causes skin irritation and itching.

As for dandruff and itchy scalp, this could be due to the release of histamine in the process of healing.

This can be relived by an antidandruff shampoo and an antihistaminic as Citrizine once daily before going to bed.

I hope you find this helpful.

Regards,

Dr. Salah Saad Shoman
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana