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White Bumps With Sting On Arms, Poison Ivy Suspected. Advise?

tiny white bumps,pimple like ,erupts with a sting,on the arms.....doctor said it looks like poison ivy and it's going away,but i have several new ones,that pretty much just go away quickly...about two weeks ago i ripped up a rug that had cat urine in it...i'm afraid i got some kind of bacteria on my skin...i feel okay though
Sat, 1 Jun 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,

There is a possibility that it can be poison ivy

However chances of bacterial infection as mentioned by you must be considered.

The commonest disease associated with contact with cat is Bacillary angiomatosis.

This can present in a way mentioned by you.

Let me know if you have any other doubts.

Please meet a dermatologist

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.

http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you good health.

Thank you
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White Bumps With Sting On Arms, Poison Ivy Suspected. Advise?

Hello, Thanks for the query, There is a possibility that it can be poison ivy However chances of bacterial infection as mentioned by you must be considered. The commonest disease associated with contact with cat is Bacillary angiomatosis. This can present in a way mentioned by you. Let me know if you have any other doubts. Please meet a dermatologist you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you good health. Thank you