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Unknown Diagnose?

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Buck52

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What is a Veteran to do   when the VA D'r   (4) of them can't come up with a Diagnoses?

I have these 3 round circles on my lower back  that itch very bad  they been there over a year now, PCP prescribe topical creams   they don't work, I've tried everything I know of  research through Mayo Clinic, nothing but lime tic disease but that's been ruled out as well as other possibility's 

Finally PCP put in for me  to Dermatology Clinic after a year  & those Dr's can't give me a Diagnose either.

Could this be some rare type of skin disease I ask one of the Specialist?  he said he did not know, he called in two more Dermatology Specialist  they did not know? Ask me if I've been out of the country recently within the last year or so? I said no...they did a Biospy and still can't make a Diagnose.

They still don't know what to tell me  and I need this Diagnose..hell it might be some rare skin disease from way back in my Vietnam days From A.O.   With out a Diagnose I' have a problem.

Anybody have any suggestions??

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I got this off ebenny's

ADDENDUM (6/2/17): COCKERELL DERMATOPATHOLOGY REPORT (6/1/17) SKIN, LOWER BACK (PUNCH BX): - PATCHY INFILTRATE WITH SLIGHT EPIDERMOTROPISM. NOTE: While not unequivocally diagnostic this pattern may be seen in some forms of early patch stage mycosis fungoides and if that is possible clinically, it would be advisable to perform additional biopses. These are not the features of dermatophytosis or Hansen's disease in these sections.

 

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Good luck with the diagnosis Buck.  I went twenty years without a diagnosis of a service connected injury.  The V.A. called it somtaform disease.  I knew it all along but it turned out it was related to a heatstroke suffered in service.  I second getting a civilian doctor to look at it. 

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Thank You VENTQUEST,

Yes I'll let a civilian  Dr lookat it its kinda in ''remission'' at this point but  some times it itches like crazy  I told the VA Dr that and they just said to come in if it gets worse...they don't know what it is or why I got it  and  sure don't know...I got sick from malaria  <ms.... in Nam  but not sick enough to go to the hospital  just took pills for it  what kind  I don't have a clue bt I was laid up  for a few days .

not sure it can be S.C. or not? I just want to know what the heck it is.

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