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Having Itchy Rashes Near Trunk And Now Bruised. Took Steroid Pill. What To Do?
Had a bad cold 5 weeks ago and while I was sick I got a rash on my back, now my cold is gone but the rash is spreading and itches extremly bad. The rash had no color just my skin was raised, then my trunk areas started itching and now I have bruised skin and almost like goose bump rash spreading to back of knees and down my arms all itchy, so itchy. Went to MD and the gave me a steroid pill which I took and it did nothing and its now going on 6 weeks and I seriously can't stop itching. The rash is now starting to burn were I scratched it open mostly around my lower waist. Help
Mon, 20 May 2013
Hi,
You are having either drug induced rash or viral exanthem.
You had cold, means the basic cause is virus. You took some drugs. The drugs may be the cause.
Take steroid like methylprednesolone 24 mg daily in devided dose for five days, then tapper the dose to 16 mg for 5 days, the 8 mg for 5 days ,then 4 mg for 5 days and 4 mg the alternate days for 10 days.
Take fexofenadine 180 mg daily morning.
Take atarax 25 mg daily at night. ... Till you get normalised.
Apply calamine lotion ro sooth the skin..
Avoid soap.
Avoid stress.
I hope you will get satisfactory result..
Regards,
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD,DVD
You are having either drug induced rash or viral exanthem.
You had cold, means the basic cause is virus. You took some drugs. The drugs may be the cause.
Take steroid like methylprednesolone 24 mg daily in devided dose for five days, then tapper the dose to 16 mg for 5 days, the 8 mg for 5 days ,then 4 mg for 5 days and 4 mg the alternate days for 10 days.
Take fexofenadine 180 mg daily morning.
Take atarax 25 mg daily at night. ... Till you get normalised.
Apply calamine lotion ro sooth the skin..
Avoid soap.
Avoid stress.
I hope you will get satisfactory result..
Regards,
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD,DVD
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