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Have Red Line From Leg To Knee, Painful And Itchy. Prescribed Antibiotics. What Virus Could Be This?
Trying to remember name of a virus my Brother has so I can look it up. He has a red line at top of leg from top to knee. He said it was painful and itchy. Doctor has prescribed him antibiotics but said it could be caused by heavy drinking and smoking. My brother is 59 yrs old and slightly overweight. The name I am trying to remember I think either starts with a p or sounds like it starts with a p, if that helps?? Can you help by suggesting any virus it could be? Many thanks Sue
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
hi red line from leg to knee ,painful and itchy can be lichen straitus or linear epidermal naevus but both of them are nonitchy and not painful.it can be bruise due to excessive drinking.use of antibiotic twice daily,antihistamine at night and use of flutibact ointment at night and calak lotion in the morning can cure it
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