I Have Weird Skin Waffles On My Arm, Hands And

Posted on Sat, 14 Mar 2020

Question: I have weird skin waffles on my arm, hands and legs when stressed. Doctor says it nothing, seems to be something. Typically parallel lines. Most of the time indentations.

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Avoid touching it and stressing .

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to ask a doctor's service .
I read your query and here is my advice.
You can upload a photo of the skin lesions for me in reports . You can avoid stress and overthinking and can avoid touching the skin unnecessarily.
You can use dehydration cream over it to help keeping it hydrated and help you avoid touching.
You can use antihistamines to help the redness.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I am can assist you further.

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Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (34 hours later)

I am also peeing a lot. Things were better yesterday. Lowered stress.

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (0 minute later)

Pictures were uploaded

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Kidney function should get evaluated.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
I see the photo you uploaded and red parallel lines with indentations are seen on arms and legs.
I think this may be a sign of edema or water retention possibly caused by impaired kidney function.
I can suggest you to do creatinine, nitrogen and protein levels in blood and also I need to do protein levels in urine in order to evaluate the kidneys function.
Do also urine analysis.
The frequent urination you are having may be a sign of water retention.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (2 hours later)

I had those done last Friday.
Creatinine is 1.1 mg/dL
Urea Nitrogen 15 mg/dL
Total Protein 7.4 g/dL
Urinalysis is normal.

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Recommended visiting a rheumatologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.

The creatinine, urea nitrogen, and total protein levels are within the normal range.

I also suggest you do a kidney ultrasound also ESR and RA factor to check for soft tissue rheumatological issues.
So, you should visit a rheumatologist.

Regards

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Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (8 hours later)

Are you able to give me a referral to a rheumatologist? Thanks

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Your GP can give you a referral to rheumatologist.

Detailed Answer:
I think you can get a referral for rheumatologist only from your GP.

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Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (26 hours later)

Thanks. I am getting blood work done Monday. I have another mark this morning. Can I wait until next week to be examined?

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 minute later)

The pics are uploaded. They are from my elbow

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can wait for a week till you see the rheumatologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again. Sorry for the delayed answer but it was due to a lack of internet access.
I see the photo of your elbow and it doesn't seem related to previous pictures. It seems like an infected bump on skin. This can be seen by a dermatologist.
About visiting the rheumatologist and doing the blood tests you can wait till next week.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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