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Suggest Treatment For Poison Ivy Rash On Arm
I was out in the yard yesterday cutting down trees I don t believe there is poision ivy in the yard . However I woke up this morning with welts all over my arm some of the welts went away but still have some. I thought of bed bugs because my friend had them. I ripped by room apart looking for them No blood or anything on the sheets or matterres protector. Nothing on the matterress. I even took the back off the boxspring and saw nothing. I checked all the all shockets and all the dressers and night stands. NO signs of bedbugs. Could this be poision IVY could it be bed bugs?
Mon, 16 Mar 2015
Hi. It could be allergic reaction to poison ivy. Apply a steroid ointment like hydrocortisone. Also, avoid using soap and use moisturizer liberally. You may take levocetrizine/ benadryl if its itching. Hope it helps.
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