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Conditions

Lichen Aureus

Lichen Aureus

This is a chronic skin condition that results in yellowish or golden patches of pigmentation forming on the limbs. Although most common in children and young adults, it can strike at any age, and can occasionally spread beyond the limbs to the trunk of the body. Quite often the patches do not display any additional symptoms, but occasionally they can itch or cause discomfort. The symptoms can be treated by administering steroid creams to the affected area, but as the condition is benign, the risks associated with steroid use outweigh the potential benefits. Some success has been reported with ultraviolet light treatment, but normally the condition is left untreated.

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I have a redish brown rash going up bothh legs when i was about 16 it was just on my ankles 10 years later its halfway up my shin my gp just dismisses it but as it gets higher i feel more discomfort in my lower legs plz cud u tell me what is the cause and treatment thx





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Hi. since i was younger iv always remembered having something that looks like a skin impigmentation on my bottom and spreding down the back of my right leg.... my mam cant remember me having it and my dad passed it off as a birth mark. i was paranoid all through my childhood ,wen i went swimming was the worst and when the summer came and i wanted to wear skirts and shorts. its like a yellow brown mark...i tryed having sunbeds but it just got darker.. i dont know what it is? help?





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Hi I have had these White patches on my feet,back and genital area for most of my life but they've not always been there it's a really big issue for me I don't like to shoe my body when meeting girls or on holiday can any1 help?





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I have dark bruise like marks on my lower leg. It just appeared one day out the blue, it changes in colour sometimes darker and it is hard to the touch and has a pain/ache feel about it. I have had it for some years but now i have notice new patches appearing on my other lower leg. Any ideas what this is? It is not raised like an ulcer and seems to be like the tiny veins below the skin are bruised





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I have the same condition. Someone told me it was because my body absorbed too much iron....another said it was not enough potassium. Today...I started doing my own research to discover that it IS a condition. It suddenly appeared around my ankles when I was 48 yrs. old. I have applied cremes and aloe to see if it does any good. The cremes to help but at the same time I am very athletic and I run and walk. So exercise seems to bring on more discoloration. You are not alone. It is uncomfortably embarrassing as I prefer to wear shorts more so than slacks... :(

an itch above my right breast a nipping and tickling and itch pain that drives me insane a small almost golden patch appears used steroid creams and antihistamine still got itch help





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i have white flaky skin under pubic hair is it normal and what is it - i am 14yrs old please help





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I have a large brown patch on my leg which I have had for over 10 years it sometimes itches and for years the doctors tell me that it is a choalsma patch from the pill it never fades and in the sun goes darker seeing this I wonder if this is what it is is there anything i can et to make it go lighter as I hate wearing skirts as everyone says how did you get that bruise its so annoying help! ?





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i have exactly the same.i always been told by my mam its a birthmark but yet again she cant remember me having it when i was a baby.

For 2 years i`ve been living with a condition called Lichen Planus, which started with small bumps on my wrist, which spread and formed large patches, all over my body. My mom and sister have it too although they say it does not run in families. I was mis-diagnosed, Psorasis, which gave the condition time to take hold and get worse. You are just a Guinea pig, and I`ve used Steriod creams for the whole period. Dead sea salt relieves itching, from Boots.





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what causes lichen aureus. i was exposed to ionizing radiation when i was in service 60 years ago and i had radiation treatment for prostate cancer the spots appeared about 2 months after the radioation treatmens stopped is there a connection?





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Hi, im 14 and have lichen aureus, I dont know if it is anything serious to worry about so could you tell me soon please, it isnt itchy and causes no discomfort. Im just worried if it is anything serious. It is around my pelvis! Thanks





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Hey Anne (: I'm 14 as well and I have lichen aureus on my arm. It's never caused me any trouble and I've been told by doctors its nothing to worry about! Fortunately mine doesn't itch.

Thanks!





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