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Sores On Upper Back, Arms And Shoulders, Bleeding On Scratching, White Scars. History Of Dry Skin. Hives?
For the past year I have had these small itchy sores appearing on my upper body and back, arms and shoulders. When I scratch them they bleed and I now have small white scars there they were all over my arms!! I do have dry skin and been using Aveeno lotion which relieves the itching somewhat but what else could cause something like this? Hives maybe??
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Fri, 7 Dec 2012
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sores you are mentioning may be xerosis of the skin or psoriasis.bleeding on rscratching is a sign of psoriasis.use regular moisteriser along with dipsalic ointment may cure your disease
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