Scalp sore that will not heal
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If it is tiny, you might consider if it is a cherry angioma, which is a benign lesion. I have one of these in my scalp. I used to pick at it until I asked someone what it looked like. Now I plan to leave it alone.
If it is larger than a pencil eraser or has an irregular border, I urge you to see a dermatologist right away to get evaluated for skin cancer. A red nevus can mean cancer. I recently met a man who had melanoma (the most deadly form of skin cancer) on his head.
Your symptoms can be caused by a variety of issues such as bacterial, viral or fungal infections, skin wounds that do not heal properly, overactive sebacious glands, allergic reaction to any chemical or cosmetic product, Weeping sores present with continuous discharge of liquid that may be clear as well as clouded. If it persists, it is best that you have this checked by your doctor for proper evaluation and management. Direct clinical evaluation is important. Take care and do keep us posted.
About a month ago I scalped myself most literally. About a 5 x 2 cm section of my scalp was ripped back. I got 28 staples and started healing. I got the staples removed two weeks ago and everything is somewhat fine with the healing process. The section of skin on my scalp is still very swollen hindering the ability of it to be smooth and heal with my scalp. It's been a month since the injury and a 1 cm section of the laceration has not completely closed and still bleeds.
Hello again. I'm not a medical professional, just the parent of a kid with diabetes. Your brother may be talking about the diabetic condition where sores don't heal. That can be caused by high blood sugars damaging blood vessels, and it's a common symptom of diabetes. Keloids can occur because of the extra scratching that the diabetic will do on the sore that doesn't heal, causing the extra skin to grow. Are your mother's blood sugar scores under control?
This is not due to picking. If you do not get these white "plugs" out the sore will not heal. This is not normal and as far as I've found widely undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. I have these "plugs". It presents itself as acne, the top layer of skin will come of, and under are these little white grains. If I do not get them out the sore will not heal! I've tried leaving them be and they do not go away. I've done endless hours or research.
s is that they will scab up but not heal. Did I mention that they hurt so much in this stage that it is so painful that jumping off a bridge intertains your thoughts, I am not kidding. I, needing to make the pain stop will rip the scab off and proceed to squeeze the outer edge of the sore until I feel a squishing. That is the damn thing that has made my life without friends, a girlfriend, a job or anything normal, a living hell. I look at the sore once the scab is gone for two things, 1).
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(background) I get a lot of problems with ingrown hairs on my face where I shave. In particular, I get occasional thickened hairs that get stuck in my skin and get very sore and resemble a black dot. I usually can free and ingrown hair with a needle or tweeze one that has formed a plug and after intial irritation and soreness they heal up.
One particular area has been causing me problems for about 8-9 months. One day after shaving I discovered a small lump under my chin area.
It looks like someone too like an end of a mechanical pencil eraser and drilled it into my skin and then after hours of doing that this sore developed. Only I wish I could say that happened because then I would know why this blister has caused this. It won’t heal. It develops pus under it but just around the edges. Leaving any time I try to get the infection out it’s not getting worse or any better. It still the same size as it was two weeks ago. Can anyone explain this?
I became concerned when it would not heal - no matter what I used to treat it. It appeared like a sore, but was not painful. A biopsy confirmed a squamous cell skin cancer! My doctor removed the growth in her office and I followed up with a cream which kills cancer cells. She seemed to be confident that it was only on the outer layer of my skin and had not spread. No further treatment was necessary. That was 4 years ago, and I haven't experienced any further problems.
Hi there i am asking anyone, i have stage 4 breast cancer and lumps in my neck are in operable i had chemo and 25 radation treatments that did not work. Now since my radation treatments which i was in the hosptial for two weeks for servere burns will not heal i don't no if it is because of the cancer or what. i am at my wit end can anyone help me understand.
Just this evening I felt this soreness on my head, I started touching my head and felt that it was localized at the very top crown part of my scalp - whenever I touch my hair or lightly touch that area it is incredibly painful and sore. A friend looked at that area and there is a bright red dot - the size of a grain of rice. The entire area surrounding the dot is incredibly sore - as though someone smacked me in the head with a hammer.
These sores can be caused by viral, bacterial or fungal infections. Acne and clogged hair shafts can cause scalp sores, too. Cysts on the scalp are another cause of scalp sores. In folliculitis there is inflammation of one or several hair follicles on the skin causing red, bumpy and pimple-like lumps.Tinea capitis causes round, red, scaly bumps on the scalp's surface.
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