A member asked:

An itch on my arm was scratched hard repeatedly. it's been weeks and has turned dry, pink, peeling, and itchy with thickened skin. it has spread.?

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Dr. Peter Kurzweil answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not spreading.: The problem is that the itch was scratched hard, and repeatedly for an extended period of time and therefore the skin problem is entirely due to secondary changes; this means that it is irrelevant what caused the itch because all the changes you are described is from the scratching. Cure: stop scratching.

Answered 4/24/2019

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