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What Causes Itchy And Red Rash On Chest, Neck, Arms And Legs?

I am having itching and red rash/splotches on my chest, neck, arms and legs. I also was very nauseous and throwing up. I took Bactrim for redness all over my right lower leg after total knee replacement. other drugs I take are irbesartan, bystolic, terasozin, glipizide, crestor, prescription fish oil, lantus and victoza. what could I be allergic to ??
posted on Thu, 6 Aug 2015
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Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,

Itching red rashes on chest, neck to arms and legs could be due to subcutaneous candidiasis, a topic dermatitis, allergic reactions,urticaria or hives, or it is seen in some medical disorders like DM,jaundice, uremia etc.

As you seem to be already consulted to dermatologist but no clear diagnosis has been made yet.

You must try antifungal oral medications once with the help of dermatologist with other supportive treatment.Also you can take immunoglobulins with consultation of dermatologist.

If still no diagnosis or cure then it would be advisable to consult physician to rule out any medical disorders since you are taking antihypertensive and oral hypoglycemics with some medicines.

You can go for allergic testing of food and other substances but they are not such reliable.

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What Causes Itchy And Red Rash On Chest, Neck, Arms And Legs?

Hi, Welcome to health care magic, Itching red rashes on chest, neck to arms and legs could be due to subcutaneous candidiasis, a topic dermatitis, allergic reactions,urticaria or hives, or it is seen in some medical disorders like DM,jaundice, uremia etc. As you seem to be already consulted to dermatologist but no clear diagnosis has been made yet. You must try antifungal oral medications once with the help of dermatologist with other supportive treatment.Also you can take immunoglobulins with consultation of dermatologist. If still no diagnosis or cure then it would be advisable to consult physician to rule out any medical disorders since you are taking antihypertensive and oral hypoglycemics with some medicines. You can go for allergic testing of food and other substances but they are not such reliable. Regards,