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Recurrent White Spots On Body, Itchy. What Could They Be?
hiya, i keep having white spots randomly on my body, its happened the last few days now, they look very similar to if bitten by a mosquito or poision ivy. As im typing this i have 3 on my left and 4 on my right and 3 on the back of my right shoulder, they are very itchy too. They usually go away but come back in another spot the next day. What could they be?
Thu, 6 Jun 2013
Hi,
It seems that you are having urticaria.
There are many causes.
It may be irritation, allergy, solar, cold induced, physical, pressure, drugs, insects,worms, infections,psychological,internal diseases,connective tissue diseases, malignancy..etc
There may be no cause..idiopathic.
To find out the basic cause ,you should undergo for series of blood tests.
After knowing the cause, it would be easy to cure urticaria after treating the precipitating disease.
Short course of steroids and antihistaminics are helpful.
You consult dermatologist.
Regards.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
It seems that you are having urticaria.
There are many causes.
It may be irritation, allergy, solar, cold induced, physical, pressure, drugs, insects,worms, infections,psychological,internal diseases,connective tissue diseases, malignancy..etc
There may be no cause..idiopathic.
To find out the basic cause ,you should undergo for series of blood tests.
After knowing the cause, it would be easy to cure urticaria after treating the precipitating disease.
Short course of steroids and antihistaminics are helpful.
You consult dermatologist.
Regards.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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