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What Does A Rash On Arm Indicate?
Posted on
Sat, 1 Nov 2014
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Fri, 31 Oct 2014
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Question : I have a rash midway on my left arm on the inner aspects about 1 inch long and about a 1/2 inch wide. Does not itch. It appeared about 5 days ago. It is not warm to touch or cool. It have very fine bumps about the size of a pin head you more or less can feel them and are barely seen. There is no pain I also noticed darkened pigmentation oval spots here and there on my arm and hand. Dont feel sick at all in fact when to spinning class today.
Brief Answer:
Be calm, watch, reaction to something, topical ste
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
From your very good description of these lesions, I really do not think this should be a source of panic. The fact that the lesions do not itch, no pain and are not rapidly spreading nor reddish are comforting. It is rare that these patches should be infectious in origin.
It might however be of interest to know exactly if you visited an area you were not used to visiting or touched something. This could be probably a reaction to something. Some insect bites and reaction to some toxic chemicals or substances do present as such.
I would suggest you stay calm and carefully watch these lesions. You will have to report to your general practitioner in case they start spreading and become permanent.
I suggest the use of topical steroids like Betamethasone or Dermarex ( a topical antihistaminic drug) in case of persistence. You will however just have to be calm for a couple of days.
No real worries for now as I wish you the best of health. Please, do feel free asking further questions in case I might have missed to address any of your specific concerns.
Kind regards,
Dr Bain
Be calm, watch, reaction to something, topical ste
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
From your very good description of these lesions, I really do not think this should be a source of panic. The fact that the lesions do not itch, no pain and are not rapidly spreading nor reddish are comforting. It is rare that these patches should be infectious in origin.
It might however be of interest to know exactly if you visited an area you were not used to visiting or touched something. This could be probably a reaction to something. Some insect bites and reaction to some toxic chemicals or substances do present as such.
I would suggest you stay calm and carefully watch these lesions. You will have to report to your general practitioner in case they start spreading and become permanent.
I suggest the use of topical steroids like Betamethasone or Dermarex ( a topical antihistaminic drug) in case of persistence. You will however just have to be calm for a couple of days.
No real worries for now as I wish you the best of health. Please, do feel free asking further questions in case I might have missed to address any of your specific concerns.
Kind regards,
Dr Bain
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