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Bowen's Disease

Description: It's appearance is an enlarging, distinctly defined plaque with an irregular border and surface crusting or scaling.

Newest Review: ... sore patch on the finger was red, scabby and the size of a 50p coin. I was a bit fed up by then so went back and this time she did a swab and took some of the flaky skin and sent it to the lab but it came back clear. Feeling very frustrated because by now it was a mess, flakes of skin kept falling off making the area red and very sore, I went back and asked if she could book an appointment ... more

... with a dermatologist at the hospital which she did. After a 6 week wait I eventually saw the head consultant who was a very nice and patient man. He said that he would have to do a biopsy before they could actually find out what was causing this. He a...more

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Bowen's Disease: Take Care in the Sun! (1948 words)
by - written on 01/07/08 (Very useful, 698 readings)
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About 13 years ago whilst I was living in Portugal I noticed a small spot on my first finger, left hand. I didn't think anything of it at the time as it was only the size of a pin head. However as time passed the spot grew larger and became red and inflamed. Sometimes it would itch and have particles of flaky skin come away from the finger when I scratched it. One day it was irritating me so I went to the Farmacia. In Portugal in those days it was cheaper to go and show the pharmacist your wounds or tell them your ailments as they were qualified to prescribe drugs and usually they were very good. You could buy antibiotics, valium , anything really, over the counter ... Read the complete review

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