can't find any clothes to wear

[Sirjohncool]

My skin breaks out on my face, back and chest. With red spots and patches it tries to come down my arms and legs as well. I take a multiple enzyme pill everyday, or my my skin feels like it's burniing all over, and gets worse.

I can't find hardly any clothes to wear that don't make me itch and break out futher. Only a very few pieces of clothing can I wear, no matter what the tag says.(cotton or cotton/polyester on certain pieces are all that works)

I have crones disease, and was diagnosed 6 months ago with IBS-C constant constipation. So I have to take a LOT of laxatives everyday. Which makes the skin problem worse and my joints ache more.

I've had the skin problem as long as I can remember. It gets worse as I get older. Some clothes that I use to be able to wear, I no longer can. I'm down to only a few shirts, socks etc. that I can wear.

Please help me....

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
I cannot confirm anything without examination but it can be acne fulminans. It is a severe form of acne. It is an immunological disease which begins as pain and inflammation in the joints. The other possibility is of acne conglobata. It is also a highly inflammatory disease presenting with comedones and nodules on the face, back and chest.

I suggest you to consult a dermatologist and get a skin biopsy and histopathological examination of the skin scrapings done to confirm the diagnosis.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[Sirjohncool]

Thank you doctor, I do have an appointment with a dermatologist in a few days.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hi,

You are welcome. Kind regards.