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Question: I have to give back ground to get to now. It started with what they were calling Thin skin. I would get what looked like Blood Blisters on my arms, then skin would peel off leaving open wounds. Then it moved down to my legs. If i even bumped self skin peeled away. some large some small. 3 weeks ago I had severe welted hives all over body in mouth, ears everywhere. Horrible Itching. I became very sick vomiting & diarrhea horrible pain from the hives. I blacked out for a day Brother found me called squad. Hospital tells me I went into shock. 3 weeks later I still have what feels like hives but they are under skin, horrible waves of itching. The Blood like Blisters have gone but now I have raised bumps all over my arms & legs, open sores. Day after leaving hospital my legs began to swell & are still swollen. I feel like my arms & legs have been hooked up to a tens unit turned on 10 I have shaky like spasms. The doctors I've seen have said Thin Skin, cancer, effects of steroids they gave me for the hives & shock. It feels like my nerves are misfiring if that makes sense. MY PCP said I need to find the right specialist to get to the bottom of this.
Brief Answer:
Immunobullous disease or drug reaction, complete work up & skin biopsy req
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your complaints as well as reviewed the attached photographs.
I can appreciate open wound, peeled skin, some rashes and edema.
It could be a presentation of some immunobullous disease like bullous pemphigoid or pemphigus or some drug reaction.
Are you having any other ailments or taking any medicines prior to this episode?
Were these blisters actually filled with blood or liquid content in the beginning?
You definitely require a complete work up along with a skin biopsy to find out the cause these symptoms.
Meanwhile for symptomatic improvement you need to take oral and topical antibiotics.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to take tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 7 days and apply mupirocin ointment on the open wounds twice daily.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
For itching take antihistaminic like tablet Cetrizine 10 mg once or twice daily depending on the intensity of itching and apply topical steroid like cortisone cream on the rashes twice daily.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
Immunobullous disease or drug reaction, complete work up & skin biopsy req
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your complaints as well as reviewed the attached photographs.
I can appreciate open wound, peeled skin, some rashes and edema.
It could be a presentation of some immunobullous disease like bullous pemphigoid or pemphigus or some drug reaction.
Are you having any other ailments or taking any medicines prior to this episode?
Were these blisters actually filled with blood or liquid content in the beginning?
You definitely require a complete work up along with a skin biopsy to find out the cause these symptoms.
Meanwhile for symptomatic improvement you need to take oral and topical antibiotics.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to take tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 7 days and apply mupirocin ointment on the open wounds twice daily.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
For itching take antihistaminic like tablet Cetrizine 10 mg once or twice daily depending on the intensity of itching and apply topical steroid like cortisone cream on the rashes twice daily.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
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