tiny itchy blisters on arms & legs

[twilightburl]

Shamefully, for almost 8 years I have been getting very small itchy blisters on various spots on my arms and legs.  The small blisters develop and immediately itch intensely, which is how I know they're there.  They have a clear fluid inside, with no puss.  When I scratch them in my sleep or when they break, they often weep a little  amber colored liquid.  Also, when I scratch them, more tiny blisters will develop around the original blister, signifying an infection.  These broken blisters often leave  (little open sores) which can be difficult and slow to heal.  These outbreaks seem to come in waves, as I'll often go weeks or even a month or two without a sign of blisters, itching, or infection.  I have never had any white puss or swelling redness around these troublesome blisters/vesicles, which isn't like any normal skin infection I've ever had before.  Can anyone help me diagnosis this problem please?

[Xaandi]

i have lived in Oz for over 35 years. and in this house for nearly 4 years. no basements, no attics, water is the same as everywhere else, no mold, already had someone to check for bedbugs and no fleas. i am allergic to nearly everything. i can't use soap, nearly all shampoo's, conditioners, alcohol, anything with alcohol in it, perfume's included, makeup. i can only wear gold or silver earrings and have had the same ones in for 10 years. same with my rings i had to take off.  no new clothes, bedding, have used the same brands of bodywashes/ lotions for years and nothing is different there either.
i have had mild dermatitis since a child and know the difference between that and this. Dr's have said it nothing like it and wouldn't turn into this. all of them say it is "contact dermatitis". so as i have come in contact with nothing new, where has it come from. my family and friends got it weeks after me. this is baffeling to say the least.

[GHIntolerent]

How long have you been living in Australia? Any correlation to the time you moved there? Is there a pest company who treats the house either inside or out? Have you had any testing done on the water for organisms or contamination? How long have you been living in this particular house? Have you been in the attic to check for mold of any kind? Do they have basements there? Check that?
Could it be fleas? Not implying anything here ; it's just that things happen you know? ANY chance at all it might be bed bugs? Paper fleas?
You know, an allergist might be a good one to see.

[Xaandi]

also, i have NO redness at all except when i scratch one so much i get a small infection in it. and once it has dried up and gets a scab when it falls off i have a perfect circular hole there. not all of my tiny bumps have liquid in them. just a few, but when i pop those that do from scratching yes they spread. many pictures from many websites showing scabies, DH (yes i looked) dermatitis and many many other things, none and all look like mine. 1 pic out of 100's will look like what i have from all of those sites. so, which is it if any? when i have my next Dr app, i will however get him to do a few more test, one for DH just incase. but, why would my friends get it too??

[Xaandi]

i have been tested for scabies by 3 different Dr's, also a bunch of other things. now i live in Australia, so many of the things ppl in this thread are trying to sort out having / using the same of, we don't have. in ref to the "runs in families" no-one else in my family has it. no-one in my hubby's family has it. and also, and the most important thing is: friends who have visited us now have it also. it is contagious i think. or i have something in my house that they are getting it from. wether it be food or something they are touching idk. but like i said, i have nothing new in my house.

[GHIntolerent]

Did you know that if it's DH then that is a diagnosis of celiac disease? AND it's genetic? It runs in families. Don't know about your hubby but your kids could certainly have it from a parent. AND yes, it can come on very suddenly. I'm not saying this is what you have but if you don't advocate for yourself & check things out then you will continue to suffer & continue to get misdiagnoses from Dr.'s like you did the scabies.

[Xaandi]

i'm sorry, but maybe 1 or 2 ppl in a large household could be gluten intolerant. but not a whole family. and to come on all of a sudden like it has. i don't think so. this has to be something else. i don't know what and i can only guess like the rest of us. but something has to be done. there must be something "new" being put in our water, food, drinks. there is something we all have in common that is causing this.