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Burn On Skin Followed By Peeling And Scabbing With Purple Tinge. Reason?
Hi , (: My name is Shay ! last month i was on a bike, and got tire burn , it was really bad. Weeks after It was really ichy , so i got pissed off and picked off the scab. My burn was peeling for a while , all this skin was peeling off, so i ripped it off, and now, it look s like it s scabbing over , but it s all Purple... why?
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Sun, 26 Aug 2012
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Hi any burn which when peeled off contains purple or red layer inside.use a broad spectrum antibiotic twice daily .use of anti inflammatory agent like combiflame twice daily and application of antibiotic like mupirocin ointment.use of vitamin c and zinc supplementation can fasten healing.purple skin undwrneath indicates unhealthy granulation tissue
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