Hello,

Thanks for your query.

From your query I believe you are experiencing an allergic reaction. As for what triggered the reaction it could range from food, environmental exposure such as a plant or grass, soap, detergents or lotions. Sometimes it may be difficult to determine what exactly caused the allergic reaction.

In order to help you feel better I suggest the following:
1. Purchase benadryl 25 mg tablets which are available over the counter. You can take 1 or 2 tabs by mouth every 4 to 6 hours. Be careful as benadryl can cause drowsiness.
2. Purchase loratadine 10 mg tabs over the counter. You can take 1 per day. This can sometimes improve the anti-allergy effect of the Benadryl.
3. Consider taking a bath with Aveeno which makes an over the counter bath preparation which can soothe your skin while the allergy calms down.
4. Maintain good hydration.

I would expect the allergy to improve within 24 to 48 hours. If it does not improve or if it worsens I recommend you see your family physician.

I hope you have found this reply to be helpful and informative. I am available for your followups if needed.

Regards,

Dr. Robert Galamaga.

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An allergy could cause a chill shiver. One other consideration is that a superficial infection of the skin could be going on though it would be strange that it is present in so many scattered areas on your body.

Have you ever had chicken pox or been vaccinated for chicken pox? That is one other consideration which I did not mention previously.

I await your followup.

Dr Galamaga.

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Hello again,

Is it possible for you to send along a picture or two of these areas? If you send them to my attention (sub ATTN Dr. Galamaga) to YYYY@YYYY . I will review them and maybe that will help us with more recommendations.

Remember to come and post a reply here so that I can check it.

Thanks again.

Dr. Robert Galamaga

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Thanks for forwarding the picture. While the resolution of the picture is not very high, I think I can say with reasonable certainty that this looks more like a minor and superficial infection - commonly triggered by bacteria or fungus.

There are prescription creams such as Mupirocin or Lotrisone which are commonly used for this type of thing. You could try an over the counter preparation such as clotrimazole cream which is available for purchase at your local pharmacy. Ask the pharmacist for some direction in purchasing the most appropriate cream which you could apply to the affected areas three times daily. I would suggest a cream instead of an ointment. If the clotrimazole cream does not improve your symptoms, I would suggest an antibiotic cream such as bacitracin which you could apply in the same way.

A good oatmeal bath soak would also potentially help sooth some of the itching. Aveeno makes a number of these preparations which are available over the counter. You could also try some benadryl if the itchin is bothering your ability to sleep.

Thank you again for taking the time to provide a picture to help us guide you with some recommendations. I hope this has been helpful to you and that you continue to enjoy excellent health.

Regards,

Dr. Galamaga

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