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Red blotchy skin
by Shelly79, Jan 30, 2008 04:01PM
My skin sometimes gets really red and blotchy on my neck, upper arms and upper chest. Not sure what causes it. It seems to come and goes whenever it wants...It's never itchy or raised, but does feel slightly warm to the touch. It gets annoying and embarrasing at times, people think I have a sunburn or rash. Does anyone know what is going on & how to stop it?
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This could be allergic reactions to unknown substances, skin hypersensitivity, eczema, dermatitis or sun rash.
Do you remember any exposure to any specific chemicals etc? Or any trauma to the site or insect bite , etc?
Do you notice the lesions trigerred in response to a specific stimulus like sun exposure, some substance related to your work place?
Apply calamine lotion at the site and take some oral antihistamine medications like cetrizine or loratadine for your complaints.
If the symptoms are still persistent, consult your dermatologist and get a proper clinical evaluation done.
Let us know if you have any doubts and keep us posted on how you are doing.
Good luck.