Question: Hi, I got a few bumps on my legs a few days ago, the pussed up, broke, and more bumps around them formed, they seem to be on both legs now and itch really bad...some are filled with fluid, some aren't. I saw a pharmacist and said it looked like chiggers or poison ivy, but wasn't sure.

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I was in the woods last week for about 2 hours, my friend also got all of these on his arm and they continue to spread and itch really bad.

I've added 3 new pictures of what they look like, they seem to start small, then pop, then they grow, then pop, and once they scab over, they turn red and look like they start to heal. The itching is really bad, do you really think that is folliculitis? I have about 15 separate bumps only on my legs, specifically the calves, and they haven't spread anywhere else. I had one on the back of my knee, and then a day or so later there was one directly on the calf where that one (on the back of the knee) looked to be rubbing. It looked like because of the position, it popped and spread to the part that was rubbing when I run/bike/ or walk.

Could this be poison ivy? My friend and I both got it and I had shorts and a sweat shirt on, he had pants and a t-shirt on, but he has it on his arms and I have it on my legs. It doesn't seem like folliculitis to me.

DO you have another possibility that you think it could be based off of these facts and the pictures that I've added? What kind of cream or what should I be doing to treat it?

Thanks!

Also, when I first noticed the two larger bumps on my left leg, they popped and got bigger, and more bumps formed around them, they are the largest bumps but haven't gotten bigger since, they have scabbed and look like they are healing...but other small bumps have appeared and seem to take the same course.

Could this be chiggers? A pharamcist told me to put hydrocortizone cream on it? Your telling me not to? I paid $20 for this and now I have no idea what is going on?