Itchy, red bumps, contagious

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Myself, and my entire family have all developed small red, itchy bumps. The symptoms started appearing about two weeks ago with the arrival of my grandfather (who is suffering from what is doctor's believe to be Grover's Disease, which occurs in older males and is a skin disease). It's a possibility that he gave us something, but Grover's is not communicable. The physician we spoke to believes it to be scabies, but there is not tell-tale zigzag trail through the skin, and since we treated ourselves with Acticin 5%, but even more bumps have appeared since then. Has anyone else suffered from the same symptoms?

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OH MY GOODNESS! THE SAME THING WITH ME! i developed it first on my rash and thought it was hives or something and it spread. Now my fiance and sister and cousin both have it but not as bad as me. i was told it could possibly be the hand & Foot disease thing and Kaiser gave me 2 prescriptions that seemed settle it but i've it for at least 3 weeks now and it has come back today again!!! What can or have you done or what can be done to rid your body of this??? asollers@yahoo.com

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I showed my dad the bumps i had, they started on my wrists and came up my arm... then on my chest... and that is where im at now... my dad has it too... and now my roommate just got some today... i have no idea what it is, but i feel like it is bed bugs, scabies or something animal related... but i feel like i would have it all over my body if it was one of these... i am trying to be patient and just see if it goes away on its own...

[Unregistered]

I showed my dad the bumps i had, they started on my wrists and came up my arm... then on my chest... and that is where im at now... my dad has it too... and now my roommate just got some today... i have no idea what it is, but i feel like it is bed bugs, scabies or something animal related... but i feel like i would have it all over my body if it was one of these... i am trying to be patient and just see if it goes away on its own...

Hi. Any luck with these? I seem to have something quite similar, and now my girlfriend has these bumps. Are trying premetherin, but don't have a lot of scabie symptoms, so think it may be something else.

Thanks.

[miserable and itchy]

Myself, and my entire family have all developed small red, itchy bumps. The symptoms started appearing about two weeks ago with the arrival of my grandfather (who is suffering from what is doctor's believe to be Grover's Disease, which occurs in older males and is a skin disease). It's a possibility that he gave us something, but Grover's is not communicable. The physician we spoke to believes it to be scabies, but there is not tell-tale zigzag trail through the skin, and since we treated ourselves with Acticin 5%, but even more bumps have appeared since then. Has anyone else suffered from the same symptoms?

I'm going throuhg a similar thing right now. I need to ask, when you used the Acticin, it was a 2 week thing right? use at night once, then week later one more time? I put it on and took my normal dose of antihistamines at bedtime and i didn't sleep at all, my skin was so itchy and tingly and new bumps appeared on my ankles. i've checked for bugs and for traces of scabies but my roommate is showing ZERO symtoms, but my boyfriend now has them on his wrist adn they are spreading. I have been to my PCP twice, a dermatologist and even an allergist. I can't find anything that makes sense on line and my doctors are dumbfounded.

[Mayo]

Most who suffer from Grovers Disease have a conspicuous rash and significant itch. The rash/itch can last for weeks or months, so dealing with it is imperative to allow you to live your life while the problem is diagnosed and helped.

Here's a page that provides home remedies for this kind of itch http://www.best-mens-skin-care.com/h...s-disease.html

[Unregistered]

Myself, and my entire family have all developed small red, itchy bumps. The symptoms started appearing about two weeks ago with the arrival of my grandfather (who is suffering from what is doctor's believe to be Grover's Disease, which occurs in older males and is a skin disease). It's a possibility that he gave us something, but Grover's is not communicable. The physician we spoke to believes it to be scabies, but there is not tell-tale zigzag trail through the skin, and since we treated ourselves with Acticin 5%, but even more bumps have appeared since then. Has anyone else suffered from the same symptoms?

My friend came over and said she had an allergic reaction to gluton, and that her bumps weren't contagious. everyone in my house and everyone that we hang out are getting these bumps.

[4inone]

I'm going throuhg a similar thing right now. I need to ask, when you used the Acticin, it was a 2 week thing right? use at night once, then week later one more time? I put it on and took my normal dose of antihistamines at bedtime and i didn't sleep at all, my skin was so itchy and tingly and new bumps appeared on my ankles. i've checked for bugs and for traces of scabies but my roommate is showing ZERO symtoms, but my boyfriend now has them on his wrist adn they are spreading. I have been to my PCP twice, a dermatologist and even an allergist. I can't find anything that makes sense on line and my doctors are dumbfounded.

Have you had any luck with finding out the cause of the itching? cause i am in the same situation! and my boyfriend is now starting to itch, and showing the same symptoms as me! The doctors are no help right now, so if you know of anything id love to hear it! im going crazy!

[4inone]

I'm going throuhg a similar thing right now. I need to ask, when you used the Acticin, it was a 2 week thing right? use at night once, then week later one more time? I put it on and took my normal dose of antihistamines at bedtime and i didn't sleep at all, my skin was so itchy and tingly and new bumps appeared on my ankles. i've checked for bugs and for traces of scabies but my roommate is showing ZERO symtoms, but my boyfriend now has them on his wrist adn they are spreading. I have been to my PCP twice, a dermatologist and even an allergist. I can't find anything that makes sense on line and my doctors are dumbfounded.

Have you had any luck with finding out the cause of the itching? cause i am in the same situation! and my boyfriend is now starting to itch, and showing the same symptoms as me! The doctors are no help right now, so if you know of anything id love to hear it! im going crazy!

[Waldwinthir]

Word on the street is this has spread from Ohio all the way to the keys. we have it in Atlanta. No word on the media. Its not scabies, you would know. I believe this to be a new skin plague that is being blacked out by the media. We have small itchy headless red bumps that appear and spread slowly, but not due to scratching. At least i don't believe it to be from scratching, because i don't scratch them. I am waiting for more reports from the west coast. Thanks for everyone talking about this. Americans are shy about their skin as we worship beauty above all else. but we need answers