What causes bone fractures to itch?
Mine too.. I have a broken collar bone (left clavicle) and it itches so much.. I even have small blisters.. they do not hurt though.. maybe it is due to inflammation as Anubhab says.. here is what the internet came up with:In Chinese medicine, the healing process of fractures is divided into three distinctive stages, each lasting about two weeks: 1. Acute Stage This stage occurs during the first and second weeks after the fracture takes place. The first seven days are accompanied by acute pain and swelling. A pool of blood is created from broken blood vessels around the bone. This pool of blood starts to produce bone cells within the first seven days. In the second week, the bone starts to knit. This process can cause discomfort and itching, especially at night. 2. Knitting stage This stage occurs during the third and fourth weeks after the fracture takes place and continues the processes started during the acute phase. As bone cells continue to be formed, so does the bone knitting. Even though the affected bone may have completed knitting by the fourth week, it will likely remain flexible and soft at the point of the fracture. 3. Complete Healing This stage occurs during the fifth and sixth week after the fracture occurs. If the person is healthy and the break is one of the less complicated types of breaks, then the affected bone has most likely regained it’s strength and solidity as the sixth week draws to a close. On the other hand, complete healing of severe and complicated breaks can take longer. Of course, appropriate treatment immediately following the break and thereafter can greatly expedite the fracture healing process. Here is where I got it from: Fractures, Fracture Healing and Types of Fractures
What would cause the skin on your hands to turn black?
WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms Black colored skin, Color change and Numbness or tingling and including Peripheral neuropathy, Carpal ... The median nerve, which runs through the arm and hand, can cause swelling pain and numbness if injured
Skin peeling on hands?
It could be Exfoliative Keratolysis or Hand Dermatitis. Hope this helps http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5207702_cau... Exfoliative Keratolysis Exfoliative keratolysis is an excessive peeling of the skin on the palm of the hands and is sometimes called "focal palm peeling." The condition is preceded by an outbreak of air-filled blisters across the fingers and palms, which may be caused by eczema. These blisters inevitably burst, causing the palm peeling. In some patients, exfoliative keratolysis is rougher on the tips of the fingers, leaving harder skin that takes longer to heal. The peeling of this condition typically does not include itching and can be further irritated by exposure to irritants such as soap and detergents. Treatment generally includes avoiding exposure to irritants and the usage of hand creams containing some combination of urea, lactid acid and silicone. In some cases, photochemotherapy, a type of ultraviolet radiation therapy, may be used. Exfoliative keratolysis frequently reoccurs at least once. Hand Dermatitis Hand dermatitis, commonly referred to as hand eczema, varies in cause and symptoms. The condition can be brought on by genetic factors, injury, irritants and allergies. Most often, it is caused by working with the hands, making hand dermatitis very frequent in occupations such as health care, cleaning, catering, metalwork and mechanics. Outbreaks can occur on either the back of the hand, the palm or both. Although cases vary from person to person, the condition typically begins as a red, itchy rash that escalates to blisters, peeling, swelling and cracking. Secondary bacterial infections are common and result in extreme pain. Hand dermatitis often spreads to other parts of the body. Treatment for hand dermatitis involves either topical or oral steroids and skin moisturizers. If a secondary bacterial infection is present, antibiotics will be prescribed. Extreme hand dermatitis may necessitate the usage of ultraviolet radiation treatments.
Sometimes it feels like I have a splinter in my skin, but I don't. What is this?
I’ve had similar.Do you ever deal with broken glass?I’ve known shards of glass get into a towel or a cloth, say, so when you dry your self you get tiny cut and don’t know where it came from.If it’s not mechanical injury but some recurring systemic sensation, and if it’s a nuisance you want to rid of, you migh try homeopathy. Tens of thousands of people benefit from homeopathy every year, despite what the pseudo-skeptics would have you believe - and if you try it, you could benefit too.One of several homeopathic remedies for splinter-like sensation in skin is hepar sulph. Also it has a marked periodicity about it. However it is best to consult an experienced homeopath who can examine the problem in depth. Homeopathic prescription is very different from conventional pharma and may seem unfamiliar - it is based on the person, not so much on a particular diagnosis, and a single remedy may address several health conditions (whereas pharma would give several drugs that might interact negatively). Also, you take very few doses, and take them separately from meals, and stop dosing when you start to get better (very unlike pharma).
Why do my balls itch?
Balls. Do you mean scrotum or testicles?If you are past puberty, it may be your hormones are telling you to find a girlfriend.If you do mean the skin surrounding the testicles, and if you wash with soap, it could be that you are allergic to the soap (or some perfume in it). If you use a liquid detergent, one of those combined skin & hair shampoo formulations, it could again be allergy, or it could be that you are drying out the skin too much, Constant washing can remove the natural oils in the skin, and remove the pro-biosis your skin normally has, leaving it susceptible to infection & cracking.The skin could turn very red, develop deep fissures, followed by various nasty infections green or yellow, and eventualy black (gangrenous), at which point they would drop off. This condition may be fatal.Then again, if you wear underpants, it could be due to the material of the pants. Wool, and sack-cloth, are particularly itchy for some people. Now, if you don't wash the underpants regularly, you can set up a fungal infection. That would itch. Or if you do get your underpants washed, again you may be allergic to the laundry soap or conditioners (or perfume therein).You may have eaten something to which you are allergic.You may have contracted an itching disease like measles.Or you may have brushed them against poison ivy.Or you may be playing host to some mites, Pthirus Pubis (Crabs), or Sarcoptes Scabiei (scabies). These are distant relatives of the horseshoe crab, but smaller. And highly infectious. Or Cimex Lectularius, the bedbug.Or, maybe you have exposed your balls to mosquitos. If you're really unlucky, you could have been bitten by a spider.Also, please avoid getting Cantharis (Spanish Fly) anywhere near your balls. It sets up a profound itch which I'm told can be maddening.Whatever the reason, if you find it a nuisance, perhaps you should consult a good homeopath and get a permanent cure without risking further problems from so-called 'conventional' treatments. Be warned, that some of the creams 'doctors' suggest for the control of itch, can in themselves set up a very itchy inflammatory reaction, and do permanent damage to the skin, (In homeopathic theory, these creams and ointments are 'suppressive'; using them can drive a disease further in to your system, rather than encouraging the susceptibility to disease to leave in an orderly fashion.)Good luck.If scratching, please wash your hands.Edit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ants. I forgot to mention the ants.W.
Dry skin on toe knuckles.. what is this?
I'm re-asking this question from earlier because it was probably just a bad time. For the past few years I've somehow developed these really awful hard dry patches on my toes, specifically my big toes on the knuckle. I have never seen anybody else who has this. It doesn't hurt or itch, just looks nasty. NOTHING works. No body lotions work, no foot creams, vaseline doesn't work, scrubs don't work, cortizone cream doesn't work, corn/callus treatments don't work.., even olive oil and deep conditioner (no joke) doesn't work. Pretty much all of the above work temporarily... even then, if you touch the area you can feel the skin drying up. Sometimes I'll soak it in hot water, and scrape the skin off with a PedEgg, and even then you can see mild pink patches where the dry skin used to be. Of course it just returns a day or two later. My other toes have it too, but nowhere near as bad as my big toes. I can't imagine what causes it, since I don't wear closed toed shoes and I always resort to using lotions and wearing sandals What the hell is this?? Is this some form of psoriasis that I only get on my toes?
How can i get rid of callus on my feet, is it okay if i pick it?
Calluses are typically caused by shoes you are wearing or a way you are walking in them. Expect it to grow back in these cases, and don't file it all the way off or it will build up again faster. Don't use a blade, they often go too deep and cause the callus to come back faster - and certainly don't go to a discount salon and have it done, you never know who they cut or what disease is living on the blade - in many states it's illegal. Use a foot file or pedi egg (you can get it at walgreens) and *gently* file a bit to make it smoother or take down some of the bulk. Its best to do a little every few days using a pumice stone.
What causes a black spot under my foot?
This is impossible to answer sight unseen. Black spots on feet can come from deep tissue burns, lack of circulation to an area, or a fungus or a plantar’s wart. There might even be dye rubbing off from your shoe or some body messing with you. See your general practitioner or podiatrist for an accurate diagnosis and treatment.