A member asked:

Hav vrc veins. foot has dark paches & dry, echy, scaly, thick paches from ankles & started spreding to knees. doc pres clop & zimig cream. wil it help?

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Dr. Michael Ginsburg answered

Specializes in Interventional Radiology

See vein specialist: Varicose veins can cause a condition called lipodermatosclerosis with symptoms including: Pain, skin hardening, thickening, increased pigmentation & redness. Acutely it can present with painful inflammation in the inner leg above the ankle, resembling cellulitis with affected area is red, tender, warm, and may be Scaly. Chronic lipodermatosclerosis predisposes to venous or stasis eczema.

Answered 11/28/2017

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