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What Could Be The Reason For Having A Prickly Burning Sensation On Front Of My Neck?

Starting today I have had a prickly burning sensation just on the front of my neck, from ear to ear, no rash, nothing visible, hurts a little then goes away. Crazy? can t think of what could possibly be causing it..Can you help? not serious just weird. thank you so much
posted on Mon, 23 Sep 2013
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Hi,


You seem to have developed an allergic skin disease.
Such an allergy in the areas mentioned by you can occur due to various causes.
It can occur due to sunlight. It can occur due to any artificial jewelry worn over the neck or it can be due to some woollen or synthetic clothes worn.

You should avoid applying any kind of skin irritants like dettol, spirit over it.

You might need to apply a topical steroid cream over the affected area twice a day for few days.
Take some oral antihistamines along.
See a nearby dermatologist if the condition tends to persist despite this therapy.
You might need a course of oral steroids.

Hope it helps,


Dr Geetika Paul.
MD(Dermatology)
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What Could Be The Reason For Having A Prickly Burning Sensation On Front Of My Neck?

Hi, You seem to have developed an allergic skin disease. Such an allergy in the areas mentioned by you can occur due to various causes. It can occur due to sunlight. It can occur due to any artificial jewelry worn over the neck or it can be due to some woollen or synthetic clothes worn. You should avoid applying any kind of skin irritants like dettol, spirit over it. You might need to apply a topical steroid cream over the affected area twice a day for few days. Take some oral antihistamines along. See a nearby dermatologist if the condition tends to persist despite this therapy. You might need a course of oral steroids. Hope it helps, Dr Geetika Paul. MD(Dermatology)