I Am Getting Red, Itchy Bumps That Are Not Relieved

Posted on Mon, 2 Sep 2019

Question: I am getting red, itchy bumps that are not relieved by antihistamines. They are not mosquito bites and sometimes two or more will appear in a cluster

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Urticaria, upload pictures

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to ask a doctor service
I have gone through your query and it could be urticaria which is an allergic reaction.
I would recommend you to upload the pictures of the affected areas under the report section of the site so that I can have a clearer picture of the condition and can guide you accordingly.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (28 minutes later)

Unfortunately, I cannot get a clear picture due to my dark skin tone. The redness of the bumps doesn't show. I am not using or eating anything. I have tried seven different OTC creams. It puzzles me even more that I am getting no relief using antihistamines.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Short course of oral steroids along with antihistaminic

Detailed Answer:
Urticaria has several causes ranging from food and drug allergies, thyroid disorder, autoimmune, infection and in one third of the individuals occurs without a cause.
I would recommend you to take a short course of oral steroids along with antihistaminic.
I would recommend you to take tablet cetrizine 10 mg twice daily and tablet prednisone 20 mg once daily in the morning for 5-7 days.
Then stop the steroid and continue with cetrizine for another 8-10 days.
This should resolve your problem.
Steroids are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj