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Reddish, Itchy Lesions. What Is This?

i woke up yesterday with i thought were mosquitoe bites but they were reddish and itchy and one minute they started to go away and the next they were not as bad . please help me find out what this is . they started on my knee then on the top of my foot i have a little one then my right arm is upper and lower like 3 to 4 in a section . they are itchy but i try not to scratch.
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Reddish itchy lesions you are mentioning is due to acute urticaria.rule out any food allergens.dyes and insect stings.use antihistamine and calamine lotion
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Reddish, Itchy Lesions. What Is This?

Reddish itchy lesions you are mentioning is due to acute urticaria.rule out any food allergens.dyes and insect stings.use antihistamine and calamine lotion