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Dirty Scaly Skin On My Nice

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Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

Hello doc, I have developed scaly skin in between my buttocks, it decelopes whitish dry and scaly skin.. The skin peels and its very itchy, sometimes it causes severe redness and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I think I may have contact dermatitis on my upper eyelids. They are red, itchy & scaly : the scaly skin flakes off. I've had it before, but have forgotten how to treat it. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Abhijit Sonawane MD

Hi Doctor... Since many days my hands are getting dry and turns into whitish scaly patches(shown in the pics) when the temperature is low . Also, my hands sweat a lot when its hot. Is this skin... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhijit Sonawane ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

I've been dealing with dry, cracked, flaky, and sometimes cut finger tips on both thumbs and ... skin nicely, but when I take them off, bingo - same condition quickly returns. I simply can't break the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

Hi, I have dry and scaly skin on certain parts of legs. Earlier I was using Humidus cream as prescribed by Doctor. Now the cream doesn t come in market. Any good substitute of the cream? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)

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Dr.  Sowmya Sudha MD

...the skin was that scaly. I felt it first and that maybe its dirty with crust..so I went 2 mirror ... & read s/e peeling skin..I stopped taking it..but my ear continues 2 feel... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sowmya Sudha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Hi I just noticed that my bum cheeks are very dry,scaly and dark. I have dry skin and especially during winters it gets worse,but this is a new occurrence.I have applied coconut oil(my remedy... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

dermatologist , so he said i should applied it throughout my face twice daily... but now i feel that my skin is getting very scaly.. quite ashamed when i go to class because my friends... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Shailja Puri MD

I have a patch of scaly skin on the side of my nose. My great aunt had cancer back in the 50 s in the same area. My uncle has it but it has not been diagnosed as cancer. My... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

noticeable to anyone. Wondered if it could be something I am eating. One on my forehead is very scaly. ...I have soft small round bumps underneath the skin on many skin areas... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)