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melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© agoIām sorry, that sucks. I had pityriasis rosea or some such, Iām hoping itās just a reaction to a virus and nothing more serious š¤
I also potentially have mast cell flares = rashes
One thing I found is to just very lightly and carefully āslapā the itchy spots or like tap it with an open hand or fingertips - or even better do it right next to it on healthy skin. It distracts from the sensation without causing as much irritation as scratching.
However if the skin is in any way compromised ie. fragile, damaged, weeping, or infectious - donāt do this. Donāt touch it
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
My God Melba, that Pityriasis Rosea looks uncannily like what Iāve got! Weāre the sores weepy at all?
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
Iām sorry I donāt really remember
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
This started on my upper arms and thighs and has suddenly and rapidly spread to the rest of the limbs, spread to my back and left boob and bottom, and up the front of my throat. Iād not heard of it before so I googled it and was shocked at how uncannily like my rash it is. I showed Mr P who said it basically looks exactly like it. Iāve got my specialist appointment on Thursday, so itāll be interesting what they say. Looking into it though, there are a lot of similarities regarding the circumstances. Iāve been exposed to a lot of viruses in the past few months including covid, and Iāve been under a lot of stress for a prolonged period of time. I wondered how I can look like Iāve got 3 different types of rashes all at the same time on different parts of my body, which is what pictures I saw looks like on people; thereās the ones that look like circles (arms, legs and butt) the ones that look like flattish raised bumps (throat and some Iām legs) and the ones that look like a bright red prickle rash (rapidly spreading everywhere else there isnāt already a rash, filling in the spaces like Iām being coloured in lol).
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØmonthā© ago
That might make sense as a viral reaction then. Definitely do make sure it isnāt anything infectious or serious though, I Am Not A Doctor.
Mine was the classic āChristmas treeā pattern and looked like this on my front but I did see pics of others where it was severe on their arms.
As a rough idea:
Front
Pic of rash off the net
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Back
Rash pic off the net
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It did recur for me a second time months later, much milder and confined to my back.
I still do get hives on my face, arms and lower legs. (Small hard white bumps that then swell up into areas of diffuse red puffiness.) That is a completely different thing and more likely from stress, allergies/sensitivities or MCAS