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Rashes that leave scars

A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stephen Noga
Medical Oncology 36 years experience
Biopsy: If not already done, one of these masses will need to be sampled to tell exactly what it is.
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Dr. Christian Schultheis
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Get a biopsy: Without a pathologic diagnosis, they may not say much. However, if you go to one, then they will most likely do a further work up to try and find a ca... Read More
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Dr. Liawaty Ho
Hematology and Oncology 25 years experience
Work-up: You should have further ealuation- some blood work at least to rule out other causes like autoimmune problems i.e. Systemic lupus erythematosus ( di... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sonober Umair
Pediatrics 20 years experience
HFMD: Viral infection usually takes 5-7 days for the rash to start drying up and the pain in throat due to vesicles to go away. Hfmd rash does not leave sca... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Chiu
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
Depends: Most rashes do not leave a scar unless you scratch them repeatedly. A vasculitic type of skin rash (wherein the blood vessels have been attacked) of... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. R Condon Hughes
Dermatopathology 43 years experience
Many liver disorders: Especially viral hepatitis, can have a skin rash as part of the disorder. Your doctor can sort this out with a good history, physical exam and proper ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kai Philipp Olshausen
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
Cirrhosis: Scar tissue in the liver is also referred to as cirrhosis. It can be caused by excessive long term alcohol use, chronic hepatitis, bad fatty liver and... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kevin O'neil
Urogynecology 30 years experience
Depends on how bad: A sunburn is just that, a burn. Burns can be classified as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree. A mild sunburn, 1st degree, will get red and sore but will proba... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Dermatologist: A dermatologist is best qualified to evaluate puzzling skin disorders for diagnosis and treatment. If your shoulder skin abnormalities don't resolve, ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Harold Fields
Family Medicine 63 years experience
Tumor: the scarring is probably associated with inflammatory change in the tumor. Please ask the physician that ordered the scan to explain it to you.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Munshower
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Ask Liver Doc: The hepatologist is the expert in this case. Discuss with them and decide why the enzymes are up. If you are overweight, than heaptic steatosis is ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Doanh Nguyen, md, faaaai
Allergy and Immunology 16 years experience
Itchy rashes: If you are not a heavy drinker, have no risk of contracting viral hepatitis, and not abusing pain medication, it is unlikely for you to have liver pro... Read More
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