Reddish Blotchy Rashes On The Legs And Thighs In Summer. What Is The Reason?
Hi, well I live in California and during the summer my legs and Thighs get really red and Blotchy. it s not itchy at all. and I m not fair skinned. but only my legs get red and blotchy. And I have no clue what it is! I hate it so much, because I can t wear shorts. It s just to embarrassing. and also I don t know if this will help but I m a high school student. Please help!
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Your history and clinical picture are suggestive of 'Recurrent Folliculitis ' associated with secondary eczema .
1. Mupirocin ointment twice a day for 5-7 days whenever the bumps come. If there is no improvement within 3 days of this then you will require a addition of steroid cream along with that .
2. Dial Antibacterial liquid soap for bathing. Continue this even when asymptomatic.
3. Mupirocin cream twice a day in the inside skin of the nose for 14 days. This may seem strange since you have no symptoms there but this is the commonest site of carriage of the bacteria that causes this condition (staph). Infection keeps recurring from here through carriage by the fingers to other parts of the body.
NOTE: Steroid and mupirocin will require a prescription so I would recommend discussing my recommendations with your GP/family physician. Bacitracin is an OTC alternative to Mupirocin cream.
Please feel free to ask if you have any queries.
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Reddish Blotchy Rashes On The Legs And Thighs In Summer. What Is The Reason?
Hello Thanks for the query Hello Welcome! I would be pleased to answer your question . Your history and clinical picture are suggestive of Recurrent Folliculitis associated with secondary eczema . 1. Mupirocin ointment twice a day for 5-7 days whenever the bumps come. If there is no improvement within 3 days of this then you will require a addition of steroid cream along with that . 2. Dial Antibacterial liquid soap for bathing. Continue this even when asymptomatic. 3. Mupirocin cream twice a day in the inside skin of the nose for 14 days. This may seem strange since you have no symptoms there but this is the commonest site of carriage of the bacteria that causes this condition (staph). Infection keeps recurring from here through carriage by the fingers to other parts of the body. NOTE: Steroid and mupirocin will require a prescription so I would recommend discussing my recommendations with your GP/family physician. Bacitracin is an OTC alternative to Mupirocin cream. Please feel free to ask if you have any queries.