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Reddish Raised Bumps Spreading On The Body. On Cortisone. Allergy?

My body spontaneously broke out into a rash of red, slightly raised bumps this morning. In a matter of seconds they showed up across my lower abdomen, then spread to my thighs, rest of trunk, and upper arms. So far they have not shown up on my extremities. They do not itch, and I hadn't eaten anything before they broke out. I put cortisone on a small patch as a test in case it might be an allergic reaction, but no response positive or negative. I was going to take some benadryl to see if that would help, but given that they don't itch I didn't know if that was the right way to go. Any thoughts/insights you may have would be appreciated. Thanks!
Mon, 29 Apr 2013
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Allergist and Immunologist 's  Response
IT CAN BE FUNGAL INFECTION IF DOES NOT ITCH AND IS NOT SUBSIDES BY CORTISONE
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR SKIN DRY NO WATER NO SWEAT TO BE ACCOMULATED ON SKIN IMMEDIATELY DRY IT
DONT USE OILS CREAMS TOXIC SOAPS AND SHAMPOO
TAKE FORCAN 150 MG OD WEEKLY
APPLY CANDID OINTMENT BD
USE MYCODERM POWDER ONCE OR TWICE A DAY
IF ITCING OCCURS CAN TAKE ALLEGRA 120 MG SOS
CONTINUE FOR 3 - 4 WK

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Reddish Raised Bumps Spreading On The Body. On Cortisone. Allergy?

IT CAN BE FUNGAL INFECTION IF DOES NOT ITCH AND IS NOT SUBSIDES BY CORTISONE YOU CAN KEEP YOUR SKIN DRY NO WATER NO SWEAT TO BE ACCOMULATED ON SKIN IMMEDIATELY DRY IT DONT USE OILS CREAMS TOXIC SOAPS AND SHAMPOO TAKE FORCAN 150 MG OD WEEKLY APPLY CANDID OINTMENT BD USE MYCODERM POWDER ONCE OR TWICE A DAY IF ITCING OCCURS CAN TAKE ALLEGRA 120 MG SOS CONTINUE FOR 3 - 4 WK