I m an Afro american male. Both of my shins have darkened around the shin area and I scraped the area accidentally leaving an open wound. The wound wouldn t heal so I began using neosporin and gauze . While the wound began to heal (but still remain open) reddish bumps have begun to surface, the wound drains, leaks. I ve been washing it in saline and applying gauze. Some swelling in leg and some itching. Hasn t healed in 4-5 wks. Advise? YYYY@YYYY
Hi, Thanks for writing to us. From the description it seems, you could be having contact irritant dermatitis in the area of newsprint application. Firstly stop newsprint application. To help your wound heal take an oral antibiotic, apply steroid antibiotic cream. To reduce itchiness take oral cetirizine and to reduce pain and swelling you may take Broken. Also keep your legs at slightly elevated position. Sometimes if irritant dermatitis is severe, a short course of oral steroid might be required. I would advise that you meet your dermatologist for diagnosis and treatment. Hope this helped.