Thank you for your query. Schamberg’s is caused by leakage of the very small blood vessels in the skin known as capillaries. It is a harmless condition but as you state, sometimes the rash can be inflamed and associated with itching. Any physical exercise involving the area affected and external hea...

Thank you for your information and query. If you are still getting these lesions I would suggest requesting a further biopsy. From the photo it is difficult to be 100% certain but some of the lesions look a little like angiokeratomas/angiomas which are harmless but are nevertheless not the same as p...

Thank you for your query. If the lichen planus recurs soon after stopping Dermovate it may help to taper the treatment more slowly such as twice daily for the first month, then once daily for second month, alternate days for third month and twice a week for the 4th month before stopping. If despite ...

Thank you for your query. If the eczema is a frequently recurrent problem I would agree steroid creams would not be advisable in the long term. You may however benefit from a non-steroid based anti-inflammatory cream (calcineurin inhibitors) which can be prescribed to you via your dermatologist or G...

Thank you for your query. I am sorry to hear of your ongoing difficulty in getting your eczema under control and it certainly sounds like a lot of treatments have already been tried and not worked. I am not sure when some of the stronger medications (immunosuppressants) were prescribed to you but th...

Hi there, Thank you for your query. Impetigo should respond quite quickly to oral antibiotics. If there is underlying eczema this should be treated at the same time as the infection, with appropriate strength steroid creams. If despite this, the skin is not getting better the diagnosis of impetigo w...

Hi Ken, Thank you for your query. Scars, even if years old, can become itchy and inflamed. I would suggest you see your GP for a prescription of a cortisone (steroid) cream or ointment to use whenever the itching appears. Occasionally if this doesn't settle the itching (and the scar is raised and lu...

Hi Amelia Thank you for your query. There are many causes that can contribute to hair loss in females and in many cases more than one cause can co-exist in the same person. Common causes include genetics (female pattern hair loss), stress, hormone imbalances, medications and nutritional deficiencies...

Dear Mayarose Thank you for your query. The supplements will help with your symptoms associated with Vitamin D deficiency. There is no concern that this is coming from a tablet rather than the sun itself. However please be aware that the effect of any nutritional deficiency on hair can take many mon...

Hello there, Thank you for your query. As with all organ systems, the turnover of cells naturally becomes slower with age and the hair follicle is no different, resulting in hair that grows slower and generally shorter and finer than before. In addition genetic hair loss (male pattern balding and fe...