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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Itching On The Body

I am in Oregon and we have had smoke from the forest fires in our area. I ve noticed a bit of a sore throat and also my skin feels itchy (no rash). I spent the day out of town all day and was fine, but when I returned the symptoms came back. Can the itchy skin be caused by the smoke from the fire?
Fri, 22 Sep 2017
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Hi,
Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com

I had gone through your question I can understand your concern about your sore throat and itching skin.

As per your history it seems to me that you had an exposure to some allergic stuff which is present in air (polluted air because of forest fire)

Yes the itchy skin is also because of allergic dermatitis also because of same polluted air.

You need to keep your skin clean and change your clothing periodically as quickly as possible.
You may need to keep inside of your house if there is clean air or air purifier installed.

For itchy skin you can have steroid cream like prednisolone. You may also need anti allergic medications like levocitrizine but after consulting your general physician.

Hope my answer will be helpful to you and visit us back if you have any further questions.

Regards
Dr Muzaffer Hussain Parray.
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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Itching On The Body

Hi, Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I had gone through your question I can understand your concern about your sore throat and itching skin. As per your history it seems to me that you had an exposure to some allergic stuff which is present in air (polluted air because of forest fire) Yes the itchy skin is also because of allergic dermatitis also because of same polluted air. You need to keep your skin clean and change your clothing periodically as quickly as possible. You may need to keep inside of your house if there is clean air or air purifier installed. For itchy skin you can have steroid cream like prednisolone. You may also need anti allergic medications like levocitrizine but after consulting your general physician. Hope my answer will be helpful to you and visit us back if you have any further questions. Regards Dr Muzaffer Hussain Parray.