About 10 days ago I started to get an itchy back. Nothing too serious, as my skin tends to be a bit on the sensitive side especially during the colder months of the year. Then about a week ago I noticed that I had these red blotches all over my back. At first they looked like really bad mosquito bites, but on closer look they were more like a stinging nettle sting-now I have about 15 of them on by back and have started getting them down my front as well. They've also started to appear singlely on my legs and arms too. I have been using soothing creams to keep the itching down and have started taking allery tablets in case that helps. Itching has gotten better and the raised bumps look less angry and red, but they are not going away (in fact seem to be getting more!). I read up on hives, but most sites seem to say they dissapear after a week or so unless they're chronic, so I'm wondering now if it's something else? Has anyone else had anything similar and what did it turn out to be? Thanks all.
Did you rash go away yet?
My wife has the exact same thing. But with less itching.
She had a bad cold on and off all December and still isn't better.
It started with HIves, then a cold, now hive-looking red bloches that are not going away and are in the same spot for a few days now.
going to see the doctor as soon as they open this week.
I ended up going to the doctor too, as I wanted to know what the problem was-I do tend to do a lot of googling, which sometimes can be informative, but it will most likely never be as accurate as a doctor who has seen you. It turned out it wasn't hives in my case, but a case of chronic eczema. The doctor was pretty certain of that, but was hard to tell why it flared up, however if the immune system has been a bit run down lately this could well be a trigger for any sort of a flare up. I was prescribed some creams, which I have been using since last week and the rash has certainly improved though not thoroughly gone. Best of luck.
It happens due to change in the weather.