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Suggest Treatment For Rashes On Body

Posted on Sat, 27 Dec 2014

Question: there are rashes all over my body specially hands and legs. the skin is appearing raised and there are red spots attaching image of a rash on my hand
I am not taking any medications currently pls help it is very itchy and discomforting

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Urticaria

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query and photograph.
You have developed acute urticaria.
It is an allergic condition.
Anything including food, cloth, change in climate, pollens etc can cause urticaria.
You need to find out the cause.
Treatment can be with oral anti histamines.
Steroids like prednisolone are also helpful but cannot be used for long.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (3 minutes later)

what medicine can I take for immediate relief

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (26 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Cetrizine

Detailed Answer:
Hello
You can take tablet cetrizine daily in night and apply calamine lotion.
This should help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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