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I have a small round sore on my forehead that comes and goes

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I have a small round sore on my forehead that comes and goes periodically. Looks pale in the middle and red at the edges. Feels a bit sensitive but doesn’t hurt. I wonder if it’s eczema? I’m 47 years old and have never suffered from it, and don’t have it anywhere else...
Submitted: 10 days ago.
Category: Dermatology
Customer: replied 10 days ago.
Here’s a picture.
Expert:  wieyedoc replied 10 days ago.

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Expert:  wieyedoc replied 10 days ago.

How long has this been present?

Do you have any other medical problems or take any medications?

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Customer: replied 10 days ago.
About six months. No other medical issues. I’m epileptic, and take sodium valproate (have done for about 5 years).
Expert:  wieyedoc replied 10 days ago.

Thank you for that additional information.

That does not look like a skin cancer nor does it look like eczema or any sort of infection.

It looks more like an area of irritation or skin trauma

So. What should you do?

About the only way you are going to get to the bottom of what is going on with the lesion is to have a dermatologist examine you in person. She may also want to do specialized testing such as a skin scraping or maybe even a full thickness biopsy.

Does this make sense to you?

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