Skin condition: flaky with red spots Posted: 01-27-07 11:58am
About a year ago I started getting little
red spots on my chest, maybe about pencil
eraser in size, just slightly raised from
the skin. They cluster together and have
spread throughout my entire chest, most of
my stomache, my upper arms and now into my
lower arms. My chest will occasionally
itch, but I don't know if it is related.
The spots are red but when they reach my
lower arms where it is tanned they look
more like white spots. I've switched
detergents and it hasnt helped. It began
almost a year ago, and before that I had
never seen them, although I did have bacne
and chest acne. It doesn't hurt so I
never pursued medical attention, but now
that it is spreading into areas of skin
that people can see such as my arms I
would really like to get rid of this
condition. Also, when I scratch normal
skin, it may just leave a little red
scratch mark, but when I scratch these
blotches the skin begins to flake away.
Thank you for your time.
According to your description
(“red/white spots that spread and flake
away when scratched”), you could be
experiencing a fungal skin infection
(Pityriasis versicolor). You can visit
your primary health doctor or
dermatologist as soon as possible to
diagnose and treat the skin.
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