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Reply To: Strange non-healing (or slow healing) sores – NOTE: not for the squeamish!

NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › Skin › Strange non-healing (or slow healing) sores – NOTE: not for the squeamish! › Reply To: Strange non-healing (or slow healing) sores – NOTE: not for the squeamish!

November 21, 2015 at 4:29 pm #5716
Camellia
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Hi Barbara,
I had something similar that turned out to be folliculitis. Looked just like those images you’ve posted and I experienced similar phenomena. They were localized. Mine were on my outer arms and shoulders, and then on my calf not far from a gigantic surgery scar. Sometimes they were very inflamed– like if I was having a histamine reaction to food or if I picked at them. I noticed they were sensitive to the sun, but I knew they weren’t caused by the sun. They healed very slowly. After many years and tons of scarring, I finally had a biopsy that confirmed folliculitis. While I’m certain histamine played a role, in keeping them inflamed and active, a loooong round of antibiotics cleared it up almost entirely where no previous interventions had done anything to help at all. I highly recommend you go to a dermatologist who will likely take a biopsy which will help you to know what they are, or at least what they aren’t. Skin problems are tricky to dx.

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