These looks like bug bites along with a rash

[Laybo]

A few weeks ago I woke up and had a huge red rash on my back...later during the day it disappeared. The next morning it was back again but in a different area. The previous rash was gone, but it appeared as if it had moved around my back, lower back. This cycle kept happening for roughly a week, until I tried oil of oregano on my skin. it seemed to help. Also, hydrogen peroxide helped. Now besides waking up to a rash, periodically throughout the day, I will get these what appears to be bites (mosquito, flea, mites?,whatever) on my arm or shoulders or upper back. And they itch...The top of the what appear to be bites are white, similar to a mosquito bite. But there are no mosquitos in the house! They just appear randomly. No one else in the house is affected by this. I could be allergic to the cat maybe. Or a spider lurking around in the house. Or fleas traveling around the house keep biting me....I dont know...what is this? Poison ivy? Anyway...if others are affected with similar symptoms...please talk about what could help and what may be the problem. Im thinking about throwing my bed away and getting a new one. It was in my moms house for a while and there are tons of fleas and mites and other bugs there. maybe somethings embedded in the material!.....


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[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

This appears to be allergic reaction to some substances. Allergic reactions are common and have been recorded with nearly all substances present in our environment.

Since nearly any substance may cause allergy, it may be necessary to note all episodes of the disorder and then try to find out the cause.

You are right in thinking that this may be due to a bug which may have caused the lesions. such bugs are known to survive in clothes and other personal material and move from one host to the next through them or even from one location to another. there may also be some differences in the response to these bugs and different people  may have different responses to them.

hence, it is important that you may take help from a physician who may be able to diagnose and help you with the itching. And also find out if this is allergy and its cause.

Till the time it is not diagnosed, you may use OTC anti histamines and prevent the skin from drying out. You may also look at the image of the scabies disorder and let me know if you see any similarities.:http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2004/Scabies/Scabies%20Home.htm

Hope this helped