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What Causes All Over Body Itching With Red Inflammed Patches?
Question: I get this itching all over the body. The itching starts anywhere in the body and forms red inflammed patches. Feel like itching very hard. Subsides after couple of minutes. Get these even on foot and palm, thigh and even on lips. The lips swell when it gets there.
Brief Answer:
Urticaria
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.
I would keep a possibility of Acute Urticaria. It presents as itching and skin welts/swellings, which can be distributed almost all over the body. The lesions are evanescent.
Causes can be-
-Foods and food additives/preservatives
-Drugs like pain killers, antibiotic, multivitamins etc
-Infections in the body elsewhere can give rise to urticarial wheals
-Urticaria due to changes in core body temperature (Cholinergic Urticaria) can happen in response to strong emotions, exercise, spicy food, hot shower etc
-Changes in ambient temperature e.g heat, cold conditions can also give rise to urticaria
An oral antihistamine like Fexofenadine (180 mg) OR Loratadine (10mg) OR Cetrizine (10mg) once or twice daily for a week would be suitable.
I would advice you to get few basic lab tests like Hemogram, stool for ova/cyst, Urine routine, Chest X-Ray.
A topical soothing lotion like calamine would help you symptomatically.
take care
Regards
Urticaria
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.
I would keep a possibility of Acute Urticaria. It presents as itching and skin welts/swellings, which can be distributed almost all over the body. The lesions are evanescent.
Causes can be-
-Foods and food additives/preservatives
-Drugs like pain killers, antibiotic, multivitamins etc
-Infections in the body elsewhere can give rise to urticarial wheals
-Urticaria due to changes in core body temperature (Cholinergic Urticaria) can happen in response to strong emotions, exercise, spicy food, hot shower etc
-Changes in ambient temperature e.g heat, cold conditions can also give rise to urticaria
An oral antihistamine like Fexofenadine (180 mg) OR Loratadine (10mg) OR Cetrizine (10mg) once or twice daily for a week would be suitable.
I would advice you to get few basic lab tests like Hemogram, stool for ova/cyst, Urine routine, Chest X-Ray.
A topical soothing lotion like calamine would help you symptomatically.
take care
Regards
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