Question: Hello! Nearly a couple of months ago i visited the dermqtologist due to a red rash on my thigh that i got after running/hot yoga. They said it was contact dermatitis. Within a week after this i started having considerable joint pain in my wrists, fingers, pain in my forearms, elbows and sometimes knees and feet. I went back to the dermatologist who did a cbc on me and tested for lupus...all was normal. About a week or so after that, still having joint pain i developed 2 small rashes on my neck that looked like misquito bites but didnt itch and came and went within a couplr days. I went back to the doctor who did another comprehensive cbc test on me and tested for mono, etc...all was normal again. I was referred to a rheumatologist. The rheumatologist checked my back and neck...said i had muscle spasms in my neck and arthritis in my spine. He also did bloodwork and found that i had a vitamin d deficiency. Mine was 17, normal level is 32 to 100. I was prescribed 50,000 iu of vitamin d twice weekly. This week will be my fifth week of taking the vitamin d. I have started feeling better with the joint pain diminishing. However, recently my left palm on the side by my pinky and below the joint over there has become sore to touch but no swelling...this has been consistent for a fee days now. Additionally, i am getting what looks to be reddish raised bites almost like misquito bites in different spots that come and go. For instance i had one on my shoulder and on my lower back near my hip that were very itchy but came and went over night for the most part. I am concerned that my vitamin d level is still low and that is why this is all happening. I am also worried there is something more serious going on as the rheumatologist i saw said although he didnt think anything serious was wrong that vitamin d can be associated with different cancers, etc. i know vitamin d deficiency can cause weird skin eruptions and all that. Anyway, your thoughts on this matter would be greatly appreciated as i am pretty worried. I dont go back to the rheumatologist until XXXXXXX to have another comprehensive cbc done and to check if my vitamin d level went back up. I am a 27 year old female.

Hi there! Thanks for your prompt answer. There was no lupus diagnosis...the test came back negative for that. Ive always had abseth ulcers or whatever way before this...i am not having problems with dry eyesbor dry mouth on a very regulr basis. I was having an eye problem when this began but i had it looked it and it was nothing. I am now having soreness in my left palm when i touch it or put my hand on a surface...it is in the area between and right below my pinky and ring fingers. Otherwise i do have joint pain that comes and goes but nothing like what it was. I still have an appetite and everything else is normal beyond the itchy, bite like spots i get that come and go. As i said im just worried this is related to some sort of blood disorder or cancer, etc.

I had them looked at by a dermatologist and they didnt think it was anyrhing concerning either. I am more worried about the left side of my palm which is sore to touch underneath and between my pinky and right finger knuckles. Im worried that it is due to something worrisome like a spinal tumor or something bc the soreness sometimes goes away depending on which way i am laying down for a few minutes...otherwise it is always there...its been like that for about 4 days now.

Thanks for your answer. The soreness in my palm has gon away and my joint pain has been decreasing since taking the vitamin d supplements. My only problem is the itchy/bug bite like spots i am getting which i am not sure where they come from. However, i am more concerned about my lymphnodes being bigger on the left side of my neck then the right side...they arent huge but it is a noticeable difference by touch. I had a cold over a month ago and thats when it started, since then i have had 2 stomach bugs but nothing major. I feel fine now but my lymphnodes are still a little bigger on that side. I am worried that this is lymphoma or something serious. Thanks.

Thank you for your reply. The lymphnodes on the left side of my neck are larger than on the right side. It is the one right under my left ear and then the one right under that that is a little bit bigger than the right side...they arent sore. I havebeen tested for lupus and it came back negative...they may have also looked for sjordens but im not positive. I am worried that i have lymphoma or something else serious. I was sick last week but ny lymphnodes have been a little puffy on that side for awhile now, even before that. I realize it isnt normal. Beyond the occassional joint pain i feel fine...i havea normal amount of energy and still have an appetite. I am just worried that something is really wrong. I am only 27. The doctor noticed my lymphnodes on that side and thyroid were larger when i saw him in march but didnt think too much of it. He tested me for thyroid function and that was normal too. Thanks.

Hello there! Thank you for your reply. I was examined by a doctor in the neck area and all is fine. However, i have started breaking out more in a rash that is on my leg. It appears like bug bites that are some what itchy after awhile. However, i do not know where they are coming from or how i am getting them as my husband, son and daughter do not have them, only me. It started last week with 2 on one leg, then i woke up saturday morning with about 7 more. I also noticed 2 morebon my inner thigh this afternoon. I went to the dermatologist who said they look like bug bites but they didnt know for sure what was causing the bites or rashes. I am worried they arent bites at all and are some sort of autoimmune disease or cancer. I have attached pictures. Your input is appreciated. I am worried that it isnt bug bites as i just found the third picture (2 spots on my inner thigh) that werent there this morning...i have been inside a building all day at work and then in a parking garage and my car so i dont know where a bug would have gotten me in my inner thigh. Thanks!

Thanks for your input. My dermatologist thinks they are bug bites for now but wants to do a biopsy in case it doesnt go away. Do you think this could be something really serious like a fatal disease or cancer? I know that sounds ridiculous.

Thanks for your input. I did want to let you know that i did have my lymphnodes looked at and they are no longer swollen. Just the rashes i have. I woke up with three more this morning on my other leg but they arent as raised/itchy as the others just smaller red spots. Like i said, i am just worried that i have some sort of autoimmune disease that cant be cured or something.

Hi there! Thank you for your reply. I went back to the dermatologist today who decided to do a biopsy as i woke up with 4 more spots on my other leg. Theres about an inch diameter of purple skin around where she took the sample but it doesnt hurt to touch. I wont have the results back until friday. Like i said, im just worried i have some sort of blood cancer or autoimmune disrase. I guess i wont know until friday. I dont know if it is so normal for there to be a big purplish ring around where she scraped the skin.