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Skin injury from scratching
Scratching is one form of skin injury caused as a result of the aggressive force used upon outer layers of the skin. Skin injuries are associated with mechanical, thermal and environmental causes.
Dr. Joshua Fox reviewed this
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: skin injury from scratching?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Why do knee injuries (like on your skin type, not muscular) take so long to heal? Like, months for a little scratch to go away? Everything else heals fast/normally but my knees take at least 6 weeks for a simple nick. Anything I can do to help it?
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A 53-year old female asked:
The upper left side of my back was scratched against a wooden bar in the basement. I could see a reddish line on my skin, a little above my left shoulder blade. Can this injury harm or injure my left lung?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I had an injury on my forehead when I was a child by scratching with my finger nails so hard as a part of a game.The injury was healed but the new skin is darker than the surrounding.It appears as a vertical line on my forehead.It has been 8 years?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Is there a sclerotherapy treatment for hand veins? Can this help hands for thinning skin and possible injuries? Had a hand scratch and wearing a wrist procare wrap and taking long time to heal. Might be rubbing scratch.I dont know how it happened.
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A 39-year old female asked:
Hello I have a brain injury due to a car accident I start treatments this week the last two day my skin is crawling and im scraching like crazy ?
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A 48-year old asked:
When i scratch my skin reacts ?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I accidentally scratched the top layer of skin off on a freckle is it going to heal normal?
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A 48-year old asked:
Sometimes I lose my balance, collapse, and knock my head. This has resulted in many injuries. What should I do?
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A female asked:
Can you get hit in the head hard without getting any head injuries? I get hit in head a lot but I'm always fine afterwards
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A 60-year old female asked:
For about two weeks, i've had an isolated pain on the top left side of my head, not from injury. What might be causing this?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What could be under my skin irritating it, hurting it, making it swell,.and coming out from it. especially if I try to pull it out or scratch it?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Why would the skin around my bellybutton be white but when I scratch it off it's black, is it just dirt? My bellybutton is redish on some parts of it, but it doesn't hurt?
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A 29-year old asked:
How can I treat an injury from head banging?
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A 33-year old asked:
Why do I scratch my head when stressed/annoyed/anxious?
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A 36-year old asked:
What symptoms do I look for in head injuries from football?
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A 47-year old asked:
When I scratch my skin, this clear liquid comes out. What is this?
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A 44-year old asked:
Eight month old fell and hit his head. How do I prevent any injury?
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A 43-year old asked:
How can I cope with my dry skin coz my injuries hurt bad in winters.?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have petechia on my skin but I haven't scratched that area. Should I be worried?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I wanna ask, is scratching head too hard when shampooing can damage the head's skin?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Got a bug bite and started scratching now I have red dots all under my skin. What is this?
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A 25-year old male asked about a 23-year old female:
I got bumped by a rusty cart and got scratched through her pants will she be alright it moved the skin no blood
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A 17-year old male asked:
When when I scratch my skin does it get little red dots and gets red around the area ? My skin is never usually like this ?
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A member asked:
I feel disconnected and suicidal but none of the medicines have helped me, i had 2 serious head injuries years ago, any advice?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can you tell me why when i scratch my skin this weird liquid like substance comes out within the paws of my skin? What is this?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had bad habbit in the left 3 years i scratch every wound in my skin till it bleeding I have now marks in my whole body.How can I remove it?
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A female asked:
I was in bad accident rolled 8x down a hill in my truck got 2 injuries on my head got 6 staples each it's been 11 days should I go get them removed?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I have petechiae that show up whenever I scratch my skin too much. I've had it for a while but I've never gotten it looked at. Should I be concerned?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have tiny holes in the creases of my palms. They look like tons of tiny pin pricks. When tuned or scratched the skin easily comes off. What are they?
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