I have small circular red with white flacky patches on my legs. i figured it was dry skin, but its been some time and theyve started multiply going up my legs. They start off real small at first than gradually get bigger and more of these flacky dry red patches moving up my legs. what could these mean?
Hello. Thank you for writing to us Chat Doctor.  Psoriasis and discoid dermatitis are the most likely possibilities. Psoriatic involvement commonly presents as scaly, red patches on shins. Other body sites like scalp, elbows may also be involved with similar patches in psoriasis and are a clue to diagnosis. Discoid eczema/ dermatitis can also present as an itchy, scaly coin sized patches on legs, more common in those who have underlying