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What Causes Recurring Red Rashes Around Elbows, Hands, Fingers And Ankles?

My daughter has a reoccurring rash...it s round, on her elbows, hands, fingers, some on her ankles. They are red, about the size of a nickel...they itch at first, they fill with fluid, burst and scab....the last break out was about a month ago, prior to that, it was 8 months. She had a bout of HPV, which has cleared. She does get a cold sore on her lip from time to time. She did have chickenpox at the age of 4 or 5....This outbreak is worse than prior. There are more spots, in new areas. Her dermatologist is out of town til Wednesday. He wanted to see her asap upon breakout so he could biopsy. Thoughts? Thank you.
Fri, 30 May 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,
she might have developed acute urticaria.
It is an allergic condition.
Anything including food, cloth, change in climate, pollens etc can cause urticaria.
You need to find out the cause.
Treatment can be with oral anti histamines.
Steroids like prednisolone are also helpful but cannot be used for long.
Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.
Let me know if you have any other doubt.
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you a good health.
Thank you

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What Causes Recurring Red Rashes Around Elbows, Hands, Fingers And Ankles?

Hello, Thanks for the query, she might have developed acute urticaria. It is an allergic condition. Anything including food, cloth, change in climate, pollens etc can cause urticaria. You need to find out the cause. Treatment can be with oral anti histamines. Steroids like prednisolone are also helpful but cannot be used for long. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you