Why does my mother get rashes and cuts on her skin?
Dr Kamlendar Singh
Senior Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Senior Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Q: My mother often gets rashes and the cuts on her feet and hands. This causes lot of itching and sometimes blood oozes out. Is she suffering from some serious ailment?
A:From the scanty description, it appears that your mother probably has subacute to chronic eczema.Eczemas are inflammations of the skin due to allergic reaction of the body to a foreign substance. Symptomatic relief is given till the culprit is found and eliminated or till it resolves spontaneously on its own.