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What Causes Itching All Over The Body?
46 days ago i quit smoking. Which had become a habit of 10 years. I used the Nicoderm patch for step 1 and 2 and did not feel the need to use step 3. 2 weeks ago i went to the gym for the first time and when i finished my work out i got home experiencing an intense and infuriating itch all over my body, no signs of rashes other then where i was scratching, the itiching has persisted since and have been using benadryl with little to no relief. any idea what may be causeing this or what i may use to find some relief?
Fri, 29 May 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Itching all over body skin could be due to eczema,allergic hives,atopic dermatitis, tinea corporis etc.
The important thing is to diagnose first rather than treatment.
You can go to skin specialist for detailed history and inspection of itchy skin to have a clear diagnosis.
You might require topical corticosteroid like beclomethasone, clobetasol or mometasome with antifungal cream like miconazole or itraconazole with antihistamines orally to reduce itching.
Some time oral antifungal once dosage with prednisolone are also effective.
So,you must take him to the doctor.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Itching all over body skin could be due to eczema,allergic hives,atopic dermatitis, tinea corporis etc.
The important thing is to diagnose first rather than treatment.
You can go to skin specialist for detailed history and inspection of itchy skin to have a clear diagnosis.
You might require topical corticosteroid like beclomethasone, clobetasol or mometasome with antifungal cream like miconazole or itraconazole with antihistamines orally to reduce itching.
Some time oral antifungal once dosage with prednisolone are also effective.
So,you must take him to the doctor.
Regards,
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