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7 docs are stumped. Skin rash and armpit pain.
BACKGROUND INFO:
She is 55. Light smoker and medium drinker. Not a big exerciser. Has bowel issues for as long as she can remember. And reflux. Only medication she was on when symptoms started was omeprazole, which is like Prilosec.
Started out with a small rash on her cheekbones. It looked puffy and it was a little itchy. No antihistamines worked.
Rash never went away and slowly spread around her upper body. Her eyes are now puffy. Her chest, arms, hands, neck are affected, and now it's moving onto her upper legs. Inside her mouth burns when she drinks certain things and her lips are swollen. Itches like crazy now. Warmth makes it worse. Cold doesn't really help.
She ended up having to go to the ER a few weeks later. The rash got so bad. Her right breast felt swollen, but didn't hurt. No lump. However, her right armpit is extremely tender to the touch and does have a large lump.
Blood work came back showing no signs of an infection. In fact, he said her blood count and all that looks great. She still needs to get the details though.
Doctors say she has fluid on her lymph nodes and she is going to get a biopsy next week. In the meantime, we cannot figure out what this could be.
Here are some images:
Arm: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14591715_10207435100144879_784620834880236236_n.jpg?oh=eb657e840827a76afeb4fe9b908d596a&oe=5861284A
Other arm: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14595794_10207435098664842_5298675652305752661_n.jpg?oh=9521f1a615d08deba62e9832a4165828&oe=586F36CD
Breast: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14470451_10207435099704868_3208799043112350669_n.jpg?oh=649a8fe5093211d54d16d3421627aa69&oe=585F3CEB
Face: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14642375_10207435097904823_6092274027060134023_n.jpg?oh=80173e4c03a7d7db9f04652acb4ca4b4&oe=589D1A0F
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Thank you so much.
She is 55. Light smoker and medium drinker. Not a big exerciser. Has bowel issues for as long as she can remember. And reflux. Only medication she was on when symptoms started was omeprazole, which is like Prilosec.
Started out with a small rash on her cheekbones. It looked puffy and it was a little itchy. No antihistamines worked.
Rash never went away and slowly spread around her upper body. Her eyes are now puffy. Her chest, arms, hands, neck are affected, and now it's moving onto her upper legs. Inside her mouth burns when she drinks certain things and her lips are swollen. Itches like crazy now. Warmth makes it worse. Cold doesn't really help.
She ended up having to go to the ER a few weeks later. The rash got so bad. Her right breast felt swollen, but didn't hurt. No lump. However, her right armpit is extremely tender to the touch and does have a large lump.
Blood work came back showing no signs of an infection. In fact, he said her blood count and all that looks great. She still needs to get the details though.
Doctors say she has fluid on her lymph nodes and she is going to get a biopsy next week. In the meantime, we cannot figure out what this could be.
Here are some images:
Arm: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14591715_10207435100144879_784620834880236236_n.jpg?oh=eb657e840827a76afeb4fe9b908d596a&oe=5861284A
Other arm: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14595794_10207435098664842_5298675652305752661_n.jpg?oh=9521f1a615d08deba62e9832a4165828&oe=586F36CD
Breast: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14470451_10207435099704868_3208799043112350669_n.jpg?oh=649a8fe5093211d54d16d3421627aa69&oe=585F3CEB
Face: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14642375_10207435097904823_6092274027060134023_n.jpg?oh=80173e4c03a7d7db9f04652acb4ca4b4&oe=589D1A0F
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Thank you so much.
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