Suggest Treatment For Severe Itching On Arms And Legs

Posted on Sun, 3 Jan 2016

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Question : can i know what kind of allergic is it? It appeared two days ago and was very itchy. yesterday morning recovered but evening back again. The same thing happened again today. It's really itchy and it covered almost my whole arms, legs and my body. not my head though

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf (21 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello

My name is Dr Muhammad Ali Rauf & i will look into your problem.

I have gone through your query and would try to help you in the best possible way. There could be a number of causes for allergy. Most common causes include dust, insect bite, food, pollen, fomites, etc. If i were your treating doctor then i would have advised following things:

- cetirizine one at night for 5 days
- wash/change bedding thoroughly.
- Keep a close eye on the factor which causes itching and you need to avoid it.

Hopefully you will see improvement in 2-3 days BUT if conditions remains same or aggravates then you need to visit hospital for further workup.

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help if not then don't forget to close the discussion and rate it.
Wishing you good health !!

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