What's going on?

[Mizzmelianabo]

For the last two years I have had a rash on my upper back, chest and shoulders.  It is accompanied by intense itching that flares up at about two in the morning almost every night.  I have been to the Doctor's many times.  They first tried treating it with Tri cream, then thought I was allergic to Lipitor, but neither turned out.  The sent me to an allergist who gave some more creams.  I then saw a dermatologist who told e I had uticaria-- with no explanation as to what's causing it.

I am concerned and frustrated.  I have fibromyalgia-- could this be a symptom of that?  Someone mentioned to me that I could have Lupus, and that it is highly prevalent among Native Americans and Latinos, both of which are my heritage.

I am just tired.  This rash will not go away and a fever usually accompanies it.

Can you give me any insight?

Thanks

[margypops]

Also check out whether you are allergic to anything as you can get Hives from all kinds of things ,Urticaria is Hives and there are several kind, put it into your search engine to find out more.

[candl522]

have they done any blood work?  Should be checking lots of things--complete blood count, cpk, ast, alt, etc.  Anybody mention dermatomyositis?  I don't think the spelling is correct, but you can google it or talk to your dr.

[Sheilathatsme]

Since a fever accompanies the rash flares I would suggest making an appointment with a Rheumatologist for testing for auto-immune disorders. Your problem could be part Fibro and part something else. Rashes can mean a lot of different things but for the amount of time you've had it without improvement I think it's difinetely something else entirely. Make that appointment...  Good Luck and God Bless...  Sheila