red itchy bumps...not scabies or ring worm

[earhtmother]

I have just finished treatimg a ring worm infection from costumes used in a play I was doing with a clotrimazol/betameth dip cream , but now have developed red itchy bumps on my arms and ankles only.  Not fleas know those have cats & dogs, not scabies as they do not break open and get crusty, not ringworm know that REAL well now.  These bumps start off as a general itchy area, then bumps develop, then the itch stops and the bumps seem to fade and start to disappear.  Some do have scabs but I was assuming that was because I had scratched so hard.  So now I am at my wits end and itchy to boot.  Doctor said might be scabies but without lines and open sores he was not sure especially since they were only on arms and ankles not hidden in skin folds as well.  So anybody any ideas?

Elaine

[sanbar126]

this is the same with me i can't find out what it is either and i thought the doctor was nuts. how are we gonna find out what this is. help i have gone on line to find info and nothing has appeared until you! wow i live in nj are you also? ***@****

[Guinness1]

I have the identical syptoms (symptoms) to you.  My doctor diagnosed scabies and is treating me as such with LINDANE.  Other members of my family were treated accordingly due to having the same syptoms (symptoms), and their syptoms (symptoms) cleared. Seems only I was reinfested. It's a long tedious itchy road. Do start some sorrt of treatment, even if it's just the process of elimination.  The Doc' second diagnosis, (after scabies) was Ragweed alergie.??

[Guinness1]

I have the identical syptoms (symptoms) to you.  My doctor diagnosed scabies and is treating me as such with LINDANE.  Other members of my family were treated accordingly due to having the same syptoms (symptoms), and their syptoms (symptoms) cleared. Seems only I was reinfested. It's a long tedious itchy road. Do start some sorrt of treatment, even if it's just the process of elimination.  The Doc' second diagnosis, (after scabies) was Ragweed alergie.??

[Primus]

I have this same issue however I'm assured it isn't scabies.  My doctor told me it was an alergy (allergy) to nickle.  I got this on my arms after I got a severe sunburn in May.  While I was in Texas for work it started on my wrist by my watch however it then went onto my forarms and elbows.  Most of that has cleared up however once in a while my wrist keep flairing up and it is now on the top of my foot.

The doctor gave me two tubes of clotrimazol and said the two tubes should do me the entire year but it's now November and both tubes are used up.

Anyone else out there with this?

[bifbangpow]

I, along with a friend, have developed a similar condition.  I however have itchy bug-bite-looking bumps on my waist, and a couple on my left arm.    Most signs pointed to scabies.  So I was prescribed permethrine cream and i applied it all over my body for 14 hours.  they didnt clear up after a week, and so i made one more application on the infected areas only... my arm and waist.  When i applied the cream to my arm, i only had one old bump.  bu the end of the day, i had 5 or 6 little new ones.  So it would seem the topical cream actually spread the rash rather than heal it.

Seems the same happened to my friend.  

Between the two of us, we've seen four doctors now, and no one has any idea what more to do.  Personlly ive only tried the permethrine cream, but my friend has also tried a few antibiotics.  

this is clearly a contagious skin condition.  and it concerns me that no one can determine what i it is and how to treat it.  I dont want to quarantine myself for the rest of my life.

Please someone help me.

[Kayy32]

i have this same thing i went to the doctors the first doctor said it was a viraul rash but he gave me some cream nd it wasnt going away it was getting worse so i went to the emergency room and 3 doctors look at it and noone knew but the last said it was scabies but i took the medicine you have to put on for 10 to 14 hours nd they still appear to be no goign away nd spreading.. any ideas?

[sutara]

i have something that sounds same or similar ,the doctor wasnt sure but said lets treat it like ringworm.that didnt work so it is obviously not.sO Next time i went in she did a BIOPSY ,so a sample has been sent away and waiting for results. have any of your doctors done this???

[Zackbrittany]

My fiance and I are having the same problem as most of you it would seem. We're getting mosquito bite lookin bumps on our arms and ankles mostly. They itch a lot then seem to spread, but the weird part is only her and I have them. Started with her, then I got em about a week ago. She thought they were allergies and she's been to the doctor. They diagnosed scabies but it turned out they were wrong. The doctors are all friggin idiots straight up. There isnt a single one that can help us or you all. She was tested for all allergies and everything. It's hopeless. But if anyone does get lucky.. let us know? lol plz plz plz

[CrazyObie]

I have something very similar.  I have 4 little bumps on one arm between my hand and elbow about 6 on the other.  They are itchy at times nothing major.  No cust from them just looks like something under the skin.  I never went to a doc just got some cream for scabies.  Have applied it all over my body although only my arms are affected by this. I get the odd itches on different parts of my body I feel that it is a mental itch because I am thinking about it and thinking it is scabies.  I don't believe it is but will see with this cream.