Suggest Treatment For Increasing Rashes On Back

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2015

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Question : I have a rash/hives on my back that only shows up when I go for a jog or when being active in any way. it is progressively increasing in size. Starting at the center and now some of the upper back and almost the whole lower. I have no idea whats going on. Any ideas?

Answered by Dr. Charu Bansal (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
cholinergic urticaria is most likely possibility

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com.
I have read your query.
I understand your concern.
As per details, it seems that you are suffering from a condition called Cholinergic urticaria. It is characterised by red colored itchy transient eruptions over body on doing physical activity.
In such cases, I prefer to advise a combination of levocetrizine and montelukast to my patients in night and fexofenadine in morning.
I would advise you to get your thyroid profile, Absolute Eosinophil count, IgE levels done.
Visit your doctor so that he can examine you and order tests for you.
You can share my opinion with him.
I hope it helps. Take care.

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