Hi, Ive got an odd rash on my right inner calf area. I have had this rash for the past 5 yrs. Drs. have tried anti-fungals, antibiotics, steroid treatments, just about everything. It is extremely painful and itches so badly that if possible I'd like my bone to be taken out and scrubbed with a steel wire brush! It "oozes" a clear (slightly blood tinged) substance.
I have been lucky and it has gone dorment on 3 occasions. One was when I went to a full body high strength tanning bed for 5 visits, the other 2 were when I went to public lakes and waded. Other than the pain and itching I have no feeling in the effected area. The effected areas pigmentation has darkened (Im normally "tan" the areas are now brown) and has pale almost white spots where the rash has been.
I have had this problem in all weathers, any and all clothing, detergents, soaps. It is not a contact dementitis. I do not take any meds on a regular basis (not even OTC). When it gets into "high gear" the oozings actually turn black - ER DR. thought it was gangrene on several occasions. Luckily is wasn't. My stress level doesn't effect it either.
I also get migraines, chills so violent I become physically ill from the shaking - I learned not to clench my teeth when this happens when I broke 2 molars, feel like I have a horrid case of the flu, and am can easily sleep days on end. Last trip to ER DR. was livid when he found out I still have the rash and the symptoms are worsening.
I have looked all over the web. At this point I feel I may be becoming a hypochondriac as it matches 1 Million things.. yet matches 0 at the same time!