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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Continuous Rash
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Continuous Rash
by Bushkey, Jun 02, 2001 12:00AM
For about a month I have had a rash on my legs, trunk and arms that looks like a line of small hives, they are very itchy!!! only lasts for about 5 or 10 minutes... and goes away with Benedryl Lotion. They do not come out on any exposed skin... I do have discoid lupus, what could cause a rash like that... I am on Lopressor 50 2x a day( for about 10 years) and Diovan. This rash developed before the Diovan.... Thank you for your feedback.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Jun 02, 2001 12:00AM
, Jun 02, 2001 12:00AM
Sounds like hives, which are transitory itchy bumps that come and go at random. Discoid lupus causes long-lasting reddish brown, depressed spots. Drug reactions would not be intermittent. Most hives come from nothing at all. I would just use the Benadryl lotion for symptomatic relief. In time, the hives should just go away for no particular reason.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
