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SEVERE UPPER ARM ITCHING
by DEBORAH001, Aug 28, 2009 08:53AM
I HAVE SEVERE UPPER ARM ITCHING ESPECIALLY AT NITE. I HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED MANY TOPICAL CREMES AND ORAL MEDICATIONS BUT NONE SEEM TO HELP. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR SEVERAL YEARS - WORSE IN SUMMER TIME. HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS SKIN STREP OR SUN POISONING. THE ONLY RELIEF IS HOLDING ICE TO IT TO NUMB. HELP!
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From the symptoms it sounds like brachioradial pruritis. Brachioradial pruritis is an intense itching sensation of the arm and the itch can be so intense that sufferers will scratch their own skin to a bleeding condition.BRP may be attributed to a neuropathy, such as chronic cervical radiculopathy.
No cure has been found. The only thing that seems to help most sufferers is the application of ice to the area until the itch is diminished. Other treatments include cooling lotions like those containing camphor or menthol,capsacain or local anesthetic creams,amitriptyline and gabapentin tablets and electrical cutaneous nerve field stimulation.
Pls discuss this possibility and these options of treatment with your dermatologist
I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.