Is this a rash?

[Anonymous]

I’ve been scratching my calf and before I started to scratch there wasn’t a rash. I knew my skin was bleeding so I got band aid now it looks like this. I put Petroleum Jelly and Aloe Vera on it and it’s not really clearing up. I notice ever since I had covid my body has been different

[Chris_7565]

When I get any kind of weird skin irritation I just wash it with soap and water, then leave it alone. At most I might put some rubbing alcohol to kill any bacteria, or some polysporin.

[Asker]

Do you bandage it?

[Chris_7565]

You could if you want, but I don't.
Sometimes after working outside all day I will notice some hives or a rash from coming in contact with something. My thought is to wash that area good to remove whatever is irritating it. I wash my arms and just forget about it. Usually whatever it is is healed up by the next day.
If it's bug or spider bites I wash and pat it with those 70% alcohol swabs.
If you washed your leg, disinfected it, and stopped touching it completely for a week and the rash is still there, then obviously it's something trickier that's gonna need a prescription.

[Chris_7565]

If it's scabbing up that's probably a sign that you did the damage scratching it. Hopefully it will just clear up.

[IJhonnyI]

That doesn't look like a rash if you were scratching a lot it could scar but at the same time it looks like you fell or scratched yourself with concrete or something scrapey

[Asker]

Should I continue using petroleum jelly

[IJhonnyI]

No I don't think it's gonna do anything it already look like a scar

[jahaims]

Looks like eczema or like you scratched it raw

[Nahid1707]

Get well soon