Docs - Itchy bumps appear and disappear
 

So, I've been noticing itchy round bumps appear on my butt, arm, and leg. They appear, itch badly, but if I don't scratch it, they stop being itchy and then disappear after an hour or so.

But then, another will appear in another area in a few hours or the next day...They look like bug bites. (I'd take a picture, but the one on my elbow is disappearing rapidly).

They don't hurt at all. It is so weird.

No change in diet, activities and I still have just my one dog.

I realize it's not ideal to diagnose through the internet, but any guesses?

do a 'google' or 'bing' on shingles

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I thought this was a follow up thread on Joe Bob's Vegas venture.

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Seriously, how's your stress level these days?

I am not a medical doctor but have experienced something similar.

In my early 20's I started to get a rash on the insides of my arms and legs. I went to the dermatologist and got what some doctors have referred to as the catch all diagnosis of atopic dermatitis.

Atopic eczema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I couldn't stand to wear wool or anything itchy. Heat made it worse. Learned the triggers and the symptoms burned out for the most part by early 30's. Still get it if I get overheated though.

You may want to see a dermatologist or your doctor to get properly diagnosed.

Years ago my doc said it was "a viral syndrome." Whatever that was.

Those are too clustered.

Mine are just singular bumps that look like bites that appear as one or two, then disappear if I don't scratch it.

The one on the inside of my elbow that appeared just prior to my original post is already gone.

EDIT - I did just have two new ones crop up after my last post.

And those two have almost subsided.

I almost hate to say it but perhaps you have bed bugs?

I don't want to cause you any undue alarm either, but I sure hope it isn't the prelude to that nasty "dinky dropus offus" that's been going around. Any changes in laundry detergent, soaps, lotions, etc.?

herp?

Don't wait! I recently did a bout of shingles and fortunately, got to the doc before it got too far along. He put me on an anit-viral and it was only insanely itchy for about 10 days. Didn't have to endure the agony some go through, especially if it gets too far along without treatment.

I had a rash on my stomach - thought at first it was bed bugs but it lasted to long. Turned out to be an alergic reaction to Prilosec - guess it happens if you have high cholesterol. Who would have thunk?

Look at alergic reactions first...

CHIGGERS

or sand fleas aka noseeums

Well, I came home and had a massive outbreak.

I got marks on both arms, thighs and a couple on my side.

I haven't had anything that looked like that since Thanksgiving 2012 when I came home from a Best Western in Savannah.

The past several days, it was just a few marks localized on my butt (near the crack) and cheeks that took turns appearing.

Crap! I'm doing massive cleaning tonight / laundry and I'm calling the docs first thing in the morning.

Right now, I'm leaning towards bugs or allergy...And if it is bugs, the leading candidate is dust mites, I think.

Sure sounds like hives... I'm allergic to anti-freeze and sulpha drugs. Both of them make me hive-up pretty quick. Mostly on the torso and on the joints of my extremities, knees, elbows, and finger joints especially.

angela

Yup, sounds like allergies

Hives, perhaps?

It ain't shingles

I am with Angela, Mike and Art on this one. Food allergy, laundry soap, bugs, something

My younger boy gets it when he over heats from running out in the play yard and starts to scratch. Once he starts, there's no going back the rash / bumps get worst and more itchy. Ususlly around his butt cheeks or behind his knee where sweat can be the cause of it. A warm shower and some Benadry then he's good to go after 15 minutes if he doesn't scratch it again.

Maybe scabies??? Do they itch more at night?

Your description is typical, almost pahtognomonic, to urticarial reactions. They are one of the most common skin reactions and, at least with children, mostly associated with infections, particularly viral. In it self completely harmless but the itch is bad sometimes. An allergy will sometimes go with urticarial skin reaction too, but usually with other organ symptoms too. An airborne allergy, hence, will primarily create symptoms from the upper airways, like nose and eyes. A food related allergy from the mouth to the bowel.
If you have access to any antihistamines (loratadin, cetirizin etc) - try 1-2 tablets daily. It will most of the time ease the itch.
Of course go see a doc too. I only know about kids. :)

Well I certainly wouldn't argue with "that" bit of wisdom :D

'cause I have no idea what Markus just said :p

That is because he spelled pathognomonic wrong.

I don't think it's from laundry soap, but I learned about 20 years ago to pay attention to how those things affect you. I got a small sample packet of a new laundry detergent deposited on my door step or in my mail box. I thought it was just about right to wash my undies in, so I threw them in the washer along with the laundry sample. After I used most of my others up, I started mostly using those I had laundered with the sample. I started having the skin on my unit & sack turn reddish purple and start to slough off. I'd washed a lot of underwear so this went on for quite a while, and I finally went to the doc. He couldn't locate any reason, so I lived with it in mystery until it finally went away. Much later on I realized it coincided pretty much with that laundry sample. If a laundry detergent can affect somebody that way, I'm sure some can cause other types of reactions.

I've been pretty clear so far since 7am. [knock on wood]

I'm seeing a dermatologist tomorrow morning.

Take some good pics if you get any more bumps, tough to diagnose something if it is not there.