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Lichen Striatus Does Scratching Make It Darker

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Dr. Gaurang Krishna MD

4 year old with lichen striatus on right arm -flesh colored line in crease of elbow. First appeared 1 year ago went away other than pale scar. Looks like it is coming back in same spot. Pediatrician ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurang Krishna ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD

the doctor diagnosed it as LICHEN STRIATUS prescribed LOBATE Gn creame. We applied the creame for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

Hi my facial skin is t zone oily and other parts are dry. i am using photostable sunscreen but my facial skin is darker than my other part of my body. is it true that my face gets XXXXXXX even after ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Archana Verma MD

My11 months baby is becoming darker day by day..when she was born she was fair..what I can apply on her body to make her fair..her hands are darker than her face skin...wahi I can apply please... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Archana Verma ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

it 4-5 days ago and they now seem a darker reddish color and maybe a little larger-dont really itch too bad and i have not been scratching ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

my 3 year old was diagnosed with lichen striatus with rashes from his left upper chest all the way to his left arm and thumb. the rashes went away but left white patches on all the areas where he had ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

) told my mother that it was Lichen Striatus and would go away. But it hasn t. Whenever I go to a ... become darker, and if they are irritated they get deep red and raised and hurt to the touch,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

diagnosis can be expanded to include lichen striatus in view of clinical history of linearly arranged ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

my skin getting darker and darker. I have not been in the sun, or gone tanning. I have been researching to make sure there is nothing serious, but I am getting worried. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

Hi Doctor. How could I make my skin( Body and Face) lighter? could you please introduce a good ... problem with some of areas which become darker like my armpit and .. could you please guide me ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)