Lesions

[Joni686]

I wasn't sure what to put under Topic but here's my question.

Could someone tell me what a lesion starts out looking like?  I have two places on my body.  One on my leg and one on my arm and they looked like big pimples at first with a red bump around them but they are not pimples and they won't go away.  I may have been bitten by something but I'm just not sure.  Everyday I wake up and think what's next so maybe I am being silly.  But can someone describe what they look like please?  Thanks

[Joni686]

I think you are right that they are hives.  I have a steroid cream now and it makes them go away after a while.
Thanks Julia.

[lazydog]

Do they sometimes come up in different places??  Sounds like these could be hives which are associated with autoimmune disease.  Hives are very itchy.  Take antihistamine to alleviate itch.
...Julia

[Joni686]

Thanks for the explanation.  Actually both of them went away after I took a round of anti-biotics for a sore throat last week.  I don't know if they had to do with my A.I. or not.  The oral ones you described don't sound  like much.  At least you can get a good mouth rinse for them.  Thanks again for your answer.  I appreciate you.
  

[krndhn]

You probably should see a dermatologist - I had what sounds like the same thing on my hand, leg and chest, and they didn't go away or change until they started itching.  I went to my dermatologist - he did a biopsy on one and it came back lichen planus.  It's an auto-immune disease,  Not much in the line of treatment, but mine eventually went into remission.  You can have it orally as well, and that's not fun - I go through periods of that quite often.  Dr. gives me a "magic mouthrinse  (dexamethasone and nystatin) for that.
In answer to your question, a lesion is just any abnormal skin tissue formation.
Karen