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Bhupinder Kaur, MD  
Female
Gurgaon - India

Specialties: Women's Health, Dermatology, general medicine

petechiae?/
1 hour ago in the Dermatology Community
Hi, Sorry but i could not get the term KS?
Red rash on lower lip / vermilion border
1 hour ago in the Dermatology Community
Hello, In lip licker’s dermatitis, antibiotics like tetracyclines, erythromycin and metronidazole can be taken but they are used in severe cases. Please consult your dermatologist before using them. All the correspondance has to be through the site and according to the rules and regulations of the forum. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and regard...
peeling palm
1 hour ago in the Dermatology Community
Hello, Exfoliative keratolysis normally appears during warm weather in which due to excessive sweating and friction, the skin can start to exfoliate. Detergents etc. aggravate the picture. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and regards.
REDNESS ON SCROTUM SKIN
1 hour ago in the Dermatology Community
Hello, From the symptoms they look like clogged pores or blocked sebaceous glands. Wear cotton undergarments, exfoliate with a very gentle scrub and them apply some Neosporin cream or calamine lotion. If still the symptoms do not improve then please get a clinical examination done by a dermatologist. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis w...
Herpes question
1 hour ago in the Dermatology Community
Hello, The symptoms are not suggestive of genital herpes. Oral herpes is caused by HSV 1 and genital by HSV 2. Both these are all together different strains. The only way of ruling it out is by getting yourself tested for genital herpes. Laboratory tests include: culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, an...
What kind of rash is this? (picture)
1 hour ago in the Dermatology Community
Hello, What you seem to be having is hives. Many cases of hives are "idiopathic," meaning no cause is known. Others may be triggered by viral infections or medications. You can apply some calamine lotion at the rash as it will help in soothing the skin and take some OTC oral antihistamine medications like Benadryl or Claritin. Also use mild steroid...