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Have Itchy Red Bumps On Legs And Arms With Head Pain. Suggest?

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Posted on Wed, 23 Oct 2013
Question: itchy red bumps on legs and arms

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Answered by Dr. Pravin Banodkar (55 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Welcome

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your query posted. I would be pleased to give you a solution .
From the description it looks like you have got an Acute Urticaria .

This is usually caused by either intake of a new prescription drug like penicillin or an OTC drug like aspirin, systemic infection (either bacterial or viral), food additives, seafood or intestinal worms.

I would recommend taking Tablet Claritin 10 mg once or twice a day for 2 weeks + calamine lotion over the affected areas whenever symptoms occur and seeing whether they recur on stopping the medicine after 2 weeks. If they do then restart treatment for another four weeks and then stop and see. If they still recur then you will require some blood tests and will need to see a doctor in person.

Please note that if you have any lip swelling or difficulty in breathing you should see doctor right away.

Hope this information is useful, please feel free to ask if you have any queries.
Please feel free to ask if you have any queries.

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Have Itchy Red Bumps On Legs And Arms With Head Pain. Suggest?

Brief Answer:
Welcome

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your query posted. I would be pleased to give you a solution .
From the description it looks like you have got an Acute Urticaria .

This is usually caused by either intake of a new prescription drug like penicillin or an OTC drug like aspirin, systemic infection (either bacterial or viral), food additives, seafood or intestinal worms.

I would recommend taking Tablet Claritin 10 mg once or twice a day for 2 weeks + calamine lotion over the affected areas whenever symptoms occur and seeing whether they recur on stopping the medicine after 2 weeks. If they do then restart treatment for another four weeks and then stop and see. If they still recur then you will require some blood tests and will need to see a doctor in person.

Please note that if you have any lip swelling or difficulty in breathing you should see doctor right away.

Hope this information is useful, please feel free to ask if you have any queries.
Please feel free to ask if you have any queries.