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What Causes Itching Sensation Of Left Armpit?
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Fri, 5 Sep 2014
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Question : Got this today on my back by my left armpit, it itched for about an hour and now it seems to be not so reddish. What can I do? I've been to the doctor for smaller versions of this in my hip area and they gave me some medicine, it went away but now this showed up! Help Please if you can
Brief Answer:
seems to be urticarial rash
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern.
It seems to be urticarial rash. I would like to ask you following details :
1 ) when did you get the lesions in hip area ?
2) were those lesions also transient that is used to disappear of their own in sumtime or were persistent?
3) have you ever got such lesions anywere else on body except hips and armpit?
4) any precipitating factor?
5) history of recent illness, drug intake, travel to any place?
Kindly reply to my questions and attach more pic if new lesions appear so that I can help you to my best.
Stay healthy.
seems to be urticarial rash
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern.
It seems to be urticarial rash. I would like to ask you following details :
1 ) when did you get the lesions in hip area ?
2) were those lesions also transient that is used to disappear of their own in sumtime or were persistent?
3) have you ever got such lesions anywere else on body except hips and armpit?
4) any precipitating factor?
5) history of recent illness, drug intake, travel to any place?
Kindly reply to my questions and attach more pic if new lesions appear so that I can help you to my best.
Stay healthy.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you so much for responding! Much appreciated.
1. About 8 months ago
2. They go away on their own within a day or two but reappear scarsely
3. A few really small ones in my inner thigh and very rarely small ones around my neck at the collar
4. Not sure
5. No just these lesions, when I went to the e-room they did not know what they are
Can you recommend anything for me?
I sent you the marks left on my hip and another new oneby the same armpit area as the original one
Thank you so much for this
1. About 8 months ago
2. They go away on their own within a day or two but reappear scarsely
3. A few really small ones in my inner thigh and very rarely small ones around my neck at the collar
4. Not sure
5. No just these lesions, when I went to the e-room they did not know what they are
Can you recommend anything for me?
I sent you the marks left on my hip and another new oneby the same armpit area as the original one
Thank you so much for this
Brief Answer:
urticaria is most likely possibility
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
we are here to help you anytime.
As per details, urticaria is the most likely possibility. It is an allergic condition of skin characterized by red itchy transient eruptions over body. This allergy can be due to number of reasons like recent infection, food, pollen grains, weather change, drugs etc.
I will advice you following investigations :
1 ) complete blood count
2 ) absolute eosinophil count
In such cases, I usually advice my patients to take antihistaminics like Levocetrizine 5 mg nyt tym for atleast 2 weeks.
Kindly revert back to me with reports of above mentioned tests.
good luck.
urticaria is most likely possibility
Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.
we are here to help you anytime.
As per details, urticaria is the most likely possibility. It is an allergic condition of skin characterized by red itchy transient eruptions over body. This allergy can be due to number of reasons like recent infection, food, pollen grains, weather change, drugs etc.
I will advice you following investigations :
1 ) complete blood count
2 ) absolute eosinophil count
In such cases, I usually advice my patients to take antihistaminics like Levocetrizine 5 mg nyt tym for atleast 2 weeks.
Kindly revert back to me with reports of above mentioned tests.
good luck.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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