tscott71267
10-01-2002, 12:33 PM
About a month ago while getting out of the shower I noticed a red, sort of circle-like place on the left side of my left breast. I wasn't worried and thought for sure it would just disappear. However, after several weeks, it is still there and still just as red. I showed my mom and she said it looked as if it had been a boil, but I haven't felt any soreness at all there. I never even knew it was there until I saw it that day. The skin is kind of broken there and it's just red. I can't explain it any other way. Does anybody have any thoughts at all on what this could be? If you do, please let me know. Thanks so much.
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emarion
10-01-2002, 04:35 PM
it could just be dermatitis. i had almost that exact same thing and my family doctor said it could be ringworm so had me put lamisil on it for 6 weeks and it didn't help. finally i got a referral to a dermatologist who gave me some kind of cream and gentle soap and it cleared up in a few days.
bjg
10-01-2002, 09:07 PM
..since its not gone away and its been a month..i suggest you see a dr..its most likely nothing to worry about..but better safe than sorry
tscott71267
11-06-2002, 10:00 AM
Thanks everybody. I went to see my OB/GYN and she thought it was a superficial thing that resembled a pimple. She had me come back in a week and it hadn't gotten any better so she referred me to a surgeon. My appointment isn't until next Friday, but the darndest thing-it looks like its going away on its own! Thanks for your input!
j_tuc
12-06-2002, 10:29 AM
sounds to me like it could be ringworm. Ringworm is not actually a worm at all but is caused by a fungus. I'm surprised that an OB-GYN didn't recognize it, if it is a fungus though. Is it dry and itchy? Ringworm usually is. Any of the anti-fungual creams , lotion, or sprays will work if it is fungus. Most of them are labeled for athlete's foot and jock itch, the most prominent forms of fungas infections.
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