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Rashes On The Arm. Tried Itch Cream. No Relief After Using Steroids. Solution?
About two months ago myself and my boyfriend developed a rash on our arms that has spread to various places on our bodies. It itches alot and we assumed we had gotten poison ivy from the fire wood we were putting in our wood stove. We have been treating it with itch cream, calmine lotion and also tried putting alcohol on it to dry it up. It seems to be drying up in places but contiues to itch and turn up in other spots. We have tried determining if we have been using anything different such as soap, laundry detergent, etc. Nothing has been changed. What do you think it is and how do we get rid of it. It is driving us crazy. My boyfriend recently went to doctor who gave him a steroid pack to take and he has taken all of the pills and is still itching.
Sat, 4 May 2013
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Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
From your clinical picture, it looks like both of you are having scabies.
Scabies is a mite infestation presenting with itching papular lesions all over the body , mainly over abdomen,finger web spaces, thigh and genitilia. It usually causes more itching at night .
It is a contagious condition, so proper treatment of the patient and the contacts has to be done
Steroids wont be of any help to you, so please stop taking steroids.
You need to apply 5 percent permethrin cream all over your body. Single application of this cream all over the body below the neck is to be done,,,
Apply it at night, leave it overnight, take bath the next morning..
Use crotamiton cream from the next day twice a day over the affected areas..
Take antihistamines like levocetrizine for itching
You have to take care also to disinfect all your clothes and beddings by washing them in warm water and drying them in sun..
And also find out, if anybody else from your family has similar lesions or itching, then they should also be treated...
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
From your clinical picture, it looks like both of you are having scabies.
Scabies is a mite infestation presenting with itching papular lesions all over the body , mainly over abdomen,finger web spaces, thigh and genitilia. It usually causes more itching at night .
It is a contagious condition, so proper treatment of the patient and the contacts has to be done
Steroids wont be of any help to you, so please stop taking steroids.
You need to apply 5 percent permethrin cream all over your body. Single application of this cream all over the body below the neck is to be done,,,
Apply it at night, leave it overnight, take bath the next morning..
Use crotamiton cream from the next day twice a day over the affected areas..
Take antihistamines like levocetrizine for itching
You have to take care also to disinfect all your clothes and beddings by washing them in warm water and drying them in sun..
And also find out, if anybody else from your family has similar lesions or itching, then they should also be treated...
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
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