I have contiunually had multiple and varied, in the dozens of skin lesions with major occurrences on buttocks and upper legs, but on arms and a few on neck and fingers as if spread to there, but unnoticeably on face or back. The initial apparent major outbreak was early last July with my only direct correlation being that I started a new regimen of acyclovir for HSV-2(a few, off and on have showed up on my buttocks for the past 20 years, but asked for it from my gyn when they didn't seem to go away this time),in conjunction with something self-prescribed for my probable fibromyalgia of 800 mg of quaifenesin a day. Afer a week I stopped both as I believed I was getting a skin reaction from the new medication/s. Then my skin rash became even more pronounced, I seem to recall, after a heat stroke episode and again after an epsom salt bath. The only side effect I found on the internet for quai, and uncommon, was long-term, even 6 weeks, of hives. I did have a greater itch for the first two months, and did scratch a lot for which there may have been secondary transmission, but I do not itch much now with the arms and armpits being the greatest, especially at night, though not enough to continue a steroidal creme.
The lesions are pink, no pus, and they don't look like my herpes exactly, but start as a small reddish bump that can, but not always,develop into have multiple pin ***** scaly points, and often thereafter, leave a pink bruising appearance which disappears and doesn't scar.
Two dermatoligists have had me on short-term, one week, prednisone with the second adding dicloxacillin for a month as if it could be a bacterial infection. I have just finished the diclox and still have multiple and new lesions. I did a year ago February move to Mexico, but haven't been able to identify a causative agent such as the water or air here that I may be reacting too and have spent as much as a week up in The States with no improvement. What does seem to make it worse or irritate it is scratching or other pressure or heat applied, such as a hard, hot shower . HELP!
Shelley Sena