Thread: Anybody know what causes this? Warning: nasty hairy leg pics in thread!

Many of those hair follicles have an infection. I'd buy 1200 units of penicillin and stick myself with it. Next day another. If that doesn't clear it up find a doctor. I have no idea where tho. There isn't enough bandwidth here to tell my tales of woos of the medical treatment I got in Thailand. Sure, you might get lucky. Remember, they are under no pressure from transparency. I doubt malpractice insurance even exists in Thailand. One thing fo sho, you have an infection.

Yes, that'll spead and get more dense. pretty nasty.

It's an allergy. Caused by flea bites. Do I win? images of allergy on leg - Google Search

Sorry dood, not the same. But in the link someone gave to those skin creams there are a couple of photos that look similar.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Sorry dood, not the same

All depends which picture you look at. I stll go for an allergy. Ask the Exterminator Flea Bites On Humans

I'm telling you guys.
I HAD that,



No speculation.
not flea bites.
Antibacterial steroid cream will clear it up in a couple of days.

I reckon you have Scabies QC.
those are the eggs in there now
Has that leg been cocked over someone in a minging short time room ?

Oh lookie lookie, Folliculitis

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Looks and reads very much like it.

Joking aside mate I would go to the docs ,, many years ago I had a innocuous ? looking rash on my right foot which overnight turned into a major prob ,, ended up 2 weeks later close to amputation .

Originally Posted by ENT

Looks and reads very much like it.

In the pix it seems less follicles are infected. But look how hairy our patient is. Case closed!

Got same or similar 10 years ago. Suspected it was from dirty hot towels at foot massage. Dr put topical antibiotic on and gave me some oral antibiotic as well. Fixed it right up.

^^^ I found the pustules (in infected follicles) to be at about 5/ sq cm, and the skin between the infected follicles to be dry and appeared cracked, some appeared red. Vigorous scrubbing of that cracked skin could cause bleeding. Wash immediately and sterilise (hydrogen peroxide), then treat as I earlier indicated.

A pink or orange serum emitted by a pustule can indicate blood, thus the infection, if blood related, can thus be carried to other areas of the body, to erupt later.

Now that's a good reason for a penicillin shot.

hydrogen peroxide

I used to clean my suture wounds with that till I discovered it kills skin tissue.

^ It certainly does! Like I said, after that treatment I outlined earlier, there's not a thing left alive on that surface, skin included.

What will spring to life will be the bacterial infection, from within the body.
Whether it be a bacterium or a fungal infection, it will have to be transported to its site of manifestation, (the inflamed, pustulating hair follicles), by the blood and lymphatic systems, so they are likely to contain bacteria or spores which need to be eliminated.

If the immune response is good, phagocytes will literally eat the invading bacteria or spores and will also release an antigen which will literally alter the molecular structure of the invading bio-form and neutralise it.

To strengthen the immune response, take plenty of Vit C, frequent small doses works best.

Or go grab some freely available anti biotics

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Oh lookie lookie, Folliculitis

Folliculitis · Skin & Hair problems articles | Body & Health Conditions center | SteadyHealth.com

Thanks for that CT, it is the closest thing in appearance (at least to my untrained eye) that I have seen so far.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

In the pix it seems less follicles are infected. But look how hairy our patient is.

Unthanks for that!

Anyway, we'll see what a Doc has to say later, but thanks all for chipping in.

Oh yeah, a quick PSA: Do NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, do a Google image search for necrotizing fasciitis while you are eating lunch! What is seen cannot be unseen..

^ Good luck at the Docs bud

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

I don't take advice from nasty recidivists like him!

I'm outta jail now!

I noticed you ignored my PM!

I thought it was priceless!

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

I'm stuck in the house without a car today, but will go see a Doc tonight.

Gee, if only there was some alternative transportation available, like a private car or bike that would take you places you needed to go and drop or off for a small fee or something when your own car or bike was unavailable, we could call it a Transport And Xylem-like Individual service or Taxi

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

ended up 2 weeks later close to amputation .

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Case closed!

Originally Posted by ENT

This was one of the few times I've willingly used an antibiotic powder on a wound.

not lobella ?

There's no cure for what you've got.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by ENT
This was one of the few times I've willingly used an antibiotic powder on a wound.
not lobella ?

Priceless

Anyway, Scabies it is you dirty bastard.

It seems to behave like scabies, which is a skin infesting mite, not like ring-worm, a fungal infection.

The difference between scabies and the folliculitis is that scabies pustules usually exhibit a white serum beneath often quite large blisters, not small pustules atop inflamed hair follicles.

Both folliculitis and scabies will show that cracked skin around them.