Anyone know what would cause someone to breakout and itch all over?

[Arkitech]

Just before I was leaving work today my scalp was itching a bit, then on my commute back my arms were slightly itchy. A few hours later I'm itching all over and I'm noticing rash like bumps and welts. I'm kind of freaking out because as far as I know I have no known allergic reactions.


Any idea what could cause something like this?

I gotta get to a doctor in the morning

 

[Ryan]

getting a nice sunburn, right before it starts peeling.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Gone camping or done any yard work recently? It might be poisin Ivy/Oak. Otherwise you are having an alergic reaction to something else (inscect or arachnid bite maybe?), take some benedryl or claratin and get to a doctor if it gets any worse.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Scabies. :evil:
Poison Ivy :evil:
Intertrigo :evil:
Pityriasis rosea :evil:

Yea, it could be alot of things.

 

[Albis]

happened to me when i changed laundry detergent

 

[TechnoKid]

hives, go to a doctor as soon as possible. in the mean time, take some bennadryl and see if it doesn't help.

 

[jagec]

itching powder!

...I mean....

I know nothing.:evil:

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Scabies. :evil:
Poison Ivy :evil:
Intertrigo :evil:
Pityriasis rosea :evil:

Yea, it could be alot of things.

My sis had [what was diagnosed as] pityriasis rosea and it didn't itch at all for her. It is a somehwhat rarer skin disorder, if you ask me.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
My sis had [what was diagnosed as] pityriasis rosea and it didn't itch at all for her. It is a somehwhat rarer skin disorder, if you ask me.

Oh, it's extremely rare (prevalence is 0.13% in men and 0.14% in women), but itching it present in 75% of cases. I was just listing it because

a.) No one on the internet can diagnose what he has
b.) He posted vague symptoms
c.) I'm an asshole

 

[quakefiend420]

herpes?

j/k...yeah i would agree with what everyone else said...in reference to what someone else said up there, did you change detergents recently? wear a material you don't usually wear?

figure out if anything is different than usual and you might find out what it is

 

[rezinn]

I'm surprised no one else caught this. Sounds a lot like leprosy.

 

[Tylanner]

Scabies

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: rezinn
I'm surprised no one else caught this. Sounds a lot like leprosy.

lol...i didnt think of that

dude you're a leper

 

[IGBT]

...withdrawal??..........:Q

 

[Greyd]

can be allergic reaction to bite or even something u ate or touched.

 

[dethman]

[costanza]LUPUS....IS IT LUPUS?!?!?!?![/costanza]

 

[tami]

hives.

i got hives once when i was in the 3rd grade by playing in my backyard. apparently, there was some chemical on the grass and i broke out the next day. i was pretty painful, and wasn't in a very desirable location

 

[xSauronx]

smallpox!

 

[SchrodingersDog]

I can't believe you can still post with all those creepy crawly things squirming around under your flesh.

 

[InterpolAgent]

You probably have hives. It's mainly caused by stress. This happened to me once during a very stressful time in my life. Go to a physician...until then, take allergy medicine and stay away from shellfish, citrus, a lot of junk food, etc.... Hell, just eat healthy.

 

[bonkers325]

crabs?

 

[badmouse]

sounds like hives, ditto on the benedryl. if you take the benedryl and it gets better, it probably was an allergic or stress event.

Important: if you are having breathing difficulties, contact the doctor immediately.

good luck.

 

[boomerang]

I had this going once a long while back. Went to my doctor and he prescribed, over the course of 4 visits and 6 or so weeks, various medications to no avail. Towards the end I was getting pissed. I was really. really itchy.

The last time I went in we both had the same idea. For me to see a dermatologist. I did.

He took a small biopsy and the results were, for the lack of the medical term, "super dry skin".

He suggested quick, tepid showers. Soap on only the "stinky" parts. He suggested a specific brand of soap. Basis, which is too expensive to even consider buying now if you can even find it. He also prescribed a lotion, Lac-Hydrin.

It worked. I still have problems today, but don't let it get out of hand.

I have no idea what your problem is. This was mine.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Have you read 'Prey'? :evil:

 

[Ausm]

the clap?


Ausm