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Suggest Cure For Eczema

I m 23 years old southeast asian and have had Eczema my whole life. For the past 6 months now I ve been dealing with some sudden intense, severe itching and rashes. The itching has been UNCONTROLLABLE to the point where I can t go seconds without itching and it gets worst at night and has prevented me from getting any sleep, it s driving me crazy. I feel as if I m a crazy person itching myself all the time. This has never happened before of my whole life dealing with Eczema and just started in April when I first began dating my boyfriend who smokes.The rashes are all over my body, severely on top of my hands, wrists, arms, corners of my armpits, all over my legs worst underneath the corners of my legs and on top of my thighs. My skin suddenly gets SEVERELY dry, flaking and itchy to the point where I can t move without it hurting whenever I wake up or don t have Vasaline on. The lotions that I use to use on my skin are no longer working and that includes Cetaphil. It stings when I shower, especially if I use soap.The soap I use is Dove sensitive unscented soap bar. I wash my sheets and clothes all the time with unscented soap and detergent. I ve gone through two doctors now: First doctor said she wasn t sure what it was and just prescribed me allergy pills which didn t help at all so I stopped that. Second doctor said it was tinea corporis and prescribed me a one week worth of pills for tinea corporis to stop it on top of some pills to prevent itching and to help me sleep at night and those did not do anything whatsoever. I m getting really desperate now. I really want this to stop, its driving me crazy and has never happened before in my whole life until this year. I ve had to go to the hospital because I ve itched to the point where I would ooze and bleed. Even before when my skin gets smooth and normal, I still get this UNCONTROLLABLE URGE TO ITCH ALL OVER, which brings back the rashes. Current medications prescribed and using: Hydroxyzine HCL 25 MG Tablet and Triamcinolone 0.1% Current store bough medications: Advil and Benadryl Current product using to keep skin from being dry: Vaseline (which still doesn t help stop the itching) Current soap: Dove sensitive unscented soap bar. Skin looks and feels SCALY, FLAKY, ROUGH, HARD, PATCHY, UNCONTROLLABLY ITCHY, RED, EXTREMELY DR, PAINFUL. Rashes are all over my body, severely on top of my hands, wrists, arms, corners of my armpits, all over my legs worst underneath the corners of my legs and on top of my thighs.
Thu, 29 Nov 2018
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hi,

It seems that probably you may be having atopic dermatitis. There may many causes in the form of allergens... inhalants contactants and dietary allergens. You should keep yourself away from all types of allergens.

Avoid contact with all suspected allergens. Avoid food which is likely to cause allergy.

I would suggest...
- antihistaminics like cetirizine
- antibiotic like cefalexin
- oral steroid like deflazacort in a tapering dose
- apply mild to moderate steroid cream
- avoid soap at bath
- take treatment under observation of dermatologist for a long time

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilyas Patel,
Dermatologist
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Suggest Cure For Eczema

Hi, It seems that probably you may be having atopic dermatitis. There may many causes in the form of allergens... inhalants contactants and dietary allergens. You should keep yourself away from all types of allergens. Avoid contact with all suspected allergens. Avoid food which is likely to cause allergy. I would suggest... - antihistaminics like cetirizine - antibiotic like cefalexin - oral steroid like deflazacort in a tapering dose - apply mild to moderate steroid cream - avoid soap at bath - take treatment under observation of dermatologist for a long time Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist