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What Is The Treatment For Itchy Rash On Hands, Neck, And Armpits?

I have a hive like rash on my hands, neck, armpits and a patch on my left side. I get hives when I'm allergic to something, but I haven't eaten anything unusual or changed anything in my life. They appeared about 3 weeks ago and were getting consistently worse until last week when I started treating my skin with coconut oil and zinc oxide. It appears to have contained it and made it less itchy but it hasn't made it go away. In general I have extremely sensitive skin: I can't wear lace or have metals touching my skin or I get hives.
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Hi,
I can understand the concern for severe stress hives on arms. You have not told us your age, sex and occupation so that a close diagnosis could be established

There can be multiple causes of hives in yourself. For the best possible cause you can meet a dermatologist.

I advise you to not pinch or pop the area otherwise these areas are very prone for getting secondary infection. For time being period you can apply steroid based cream such as mometasone or cortisone and take antihistamine tablet such as loratadine or cetrizine.

Do not try to even touch or pinch the area as can cause more aggravation of the problem.

Take care.
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What Is The Treatment For Itchy Rash On Hands, Neck, And Armpits?

Hi, I can understand the concern for severe stress hives on arms. You have not told us your age, sex and occupation so that a close diagnosis could be established There can be multiple causes of hives in yourself. For the best possible cause you can meet a dermatologist. I advise you to not pinch or pop the area otherwise these areas are very prone for getting secondary infection. For time being period you can apply steroid based cream such as mometasone or cortisone and take antihistamine tablet such as loratadine or cetrizine. Do not try to even touch or pinch the area as can cause more aggravation of the problem. Take care.