Suggest Remedy For Persistent Rashes On Hands And Legs

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2015

Question: Hello Dr.

This is XXXXXXX For last 10 days im getting itching on the skin with rashes.

Pl find the attached rash on my hand. It is not coming in one area but some time on hands, legs, back it will be there for sometime.

Kindly suggest me with some medicine.

Regards, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Acute Urticaria; Oral cetrizine 10 mg tablets and calamine.

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have gone through you query and I have also reviewed the Image.

You seem to have Urticaria/ Hives which may present as itchy wheals/ welts at various body sites.
These wheals are evanescent i.e they disappear after a few hours only to reappear later at same to different body sites.
Most common cause of acute urticaria is an allergic reaction to food, food preservatives, drugs etc.
Urticaria may also happen as a hypersensitivity reaction to viral cold/ flu, alcohol intake etc.
I suggest you to take a tablet of cetrizine 10 mg once daily in evening for a few days. Topically you may apply a soothing lotion e.g calamine lotion.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar