i have a dry skin patch patch on my face around the size of a 10p coin. It started off just dry and fakey and itchy but now (this may be to do with my scratching and picking at it) it weeps, has yellow scabs has recently begun bleeding and scabbing over also. Its also spread up to the corner of my eye. Ive had it about 2-3 weeks now and its really beginning to irritate me. what is it and what will help it??
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at Chat Doctor I will keep a possibility of Tina Facial; ring like or round patches, itching and roughness/scaling are all features suggestive of Tina Facial. A KOH wet preparation made from a small amount of scale scraped from the lesions, to look for fungal elements, would be confirmatory. Topical antifungals that would be effective in superficial fungal infections of the skin e.g. Fluconazole, ketoconazole or apomorphine etc. may be used, twice daily. Oral antifungals e.g. either fluconazole Or terminating are also commonly prescribed together with topical antifungals for superficial fungal infections of the skin. Oral and topical antifungals need to be given for at least 4-6 weeks. An OTC oral antihistamine e.g. cetirizine 10 mg once daily will provide you symptomatic relief from itching. I suggest you to visit a dermatologist in your region for a confirmatory diagnosis as well as appropriate treatment. Regards