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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
cant understand what this is? or where i got it!
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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cant understand what this is? or where i got it!
by msshelle, Sep 17, 2005 12:00AM
i have been having a rash for about 4 weeks now. the first place that i noticed it was on my feet. not the whole foot just the part where my arch is and on my toes and between them. then i noticed them on the palms of my hand and on my wrist. i also have noticed some in my mouth and in the groin area and just on my fingertips. they are small round and a little red with almost a white looking center. the ones on my feet and groin itch. i dont think its contaigioius or my husband and daughter would have it. i went to the doc he prescribed hydrocorizone and allegra or beneadryl cream witch looked like it was drying it up but then i got some new ones on my feet and handa. i dont think it was sexually transmitted because i have been with the same person for 6 years no one else and he says the same. they dont ooze or bleed i dont think its herpes i have had it too long plus they dont bleed or ooze and i am at my wits end. could this be a allergic reaction ?..hand foot and mouth? could this be excema? a few of them are in clusters. i dont have insurance at this time so anything you can tell me would be very appreciated.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Sep 18, 2005 12:00AM
, Sep 18, 2005 12:00AM
The foot rash could be a form of eczema called dyshidrosis. There is no cause for this, and no treatment is needed. I'm not sure what the mouth bumps are, but they aren't the same thing. This does not sound like a sexually-transmitted disease. or anything contagious. I can't diagnose it from a distance, of course, so I think that for peace of mind, it would be worth a single visit to a doctor, since one visit should be all it takes to find out what it is and treat it.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Member Comments (3)
by bluebird05, Sep 17, 2005 12:00AM
Since your husband or daughter don't have it...sounds like eczema, but I'm no doctor.
by kool hand luke, Oct 13, 2005 12:00AM
I have a red spot under my arms and it itches like crazy when i sweat,it smells terrable.I also have wildly itching bumps around my waist ,lower abdoman and tests,my wife also has a itch in the area of her privates,my underarm odor smells just like her vagina.most of my itches worsen when i sweat,or when she perspires and makes skin contact w/me,at one time last year she left for a couple weeks,i broke out almost immediately upon her return.Are there others with like symptomes ? any idea what this is. By the way the itch spreads when i scratch it but i cant stop scratching.
