pinprick red dots, itchy skin, wrongly diagnosed

[littlebitnumb]

I'm a fairly healthy female in my early twenties. I went in to my doctors just yesterday, and I was diagnosed with Eczema. I've looked up eczema several times and my syptoms do not match the diagnosis at all.

This all started a month ago when I experienced itchy skin. Everyone get's itchy skin right? Well, Pretty soon it got really bad. It drove me crazy. It was mostly on my forearms/hands and my legs. I finally decided that after a week of suffering, I ought to see my doctor.

They told me that it was most likely a rash from an allergic reaction. But basically they said that they'd never seen this bad of itching before so they were guessing. I was handed (no joke) a bag of goodies filled with sample anti itch pills and a new inhaler suppliment (they thought I was allergic to advair).

But this is just the begining.

The pills didn't work (or the inhaler), And I was still itching all over. But now I had bumps on my arms. I thought 'hey, looks like mosquito bites, maybe that's why i'm itching.' Well, I waited 2 weeks and the itching got worse. Finally, a few days later, With scars on my legs and arms, I decided to get a closer look. Well, here's the neat part.

On the way to the doctors office, I started to inspect my hands. What do you know? There are little pin ***** red bumps everywhere! How'd they get there, i'd like to know.

So, I go to my doctors office and I see a nurse, resident, medical assistant, and the head of the office....guess what? They're all stumped too.

Nurse: could be allergies (...no...)
Medical assistant (4yrs): never seen that b4, maybe scabies(?)
Resident: scabies...hmm...maybe...some sort of internal virus (getting there)
Head of the office (the proffesional): Well...it's not a classic form of scabbies. My best guess (my diagnosis is a guess???) is Eczema.

So basically I got the impression that they didn't have a clue. That's why i'm here. Please help me out. I'm itching like crazy and I really want the right diagnosis.

Thanks,

littlebitnumb

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Have you ever considered you might be allergic to gluten?

If you are still experiencing the horrible red rash, I suggest you investigate gluten intolerance and dermatitis herpetiformis and leaky gut syndrome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatitis_herpetiformis

When my son and I went on a gluten free diet, the awful rash disappeared along with most of our allergies to environmental sources.

Good luck!

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Consider tick borne disease and co-infections, especially if you are a littlebit numb like your username says. www.lymediseaseassociation.org or lymenet.org

[liamkilcoyne]

I have something like that but its not that itchy its more like a bee sting or sunburn type of pain at first it was just a rash but now its more like loads of heat lumps or little red dots all over the front of my arm, wrists, back of my legs, feet, chest, forehead, neck ,and my back, i have used all sort for it but nothing has worked. i have done some reaserch and i have found the symptoms are mostly the same as dermatitis
if you find out anything please tell me... post me please or e-mail me

liam.kilcoyne@hotmail.com

[snickers]

has anyone found the answer to this yet? because i think i might have it too. itchy mosquito bite-like spots keep popping up everywhere!

[v.tec.kid@gmail.com]

I had this same problem a couple of months ago....forget everything else you have been hearing her, and take my advice...Throw away all of you furniture away and throw your matresses away, wash all of your clothing and anything else that can be washed in the hottest water possible...You have a bed bug infestation, and I am sure of it...My name is Carlos and you can call me at 303-803-2756 and I can give you a little more info on how to get rid of these things....sometimes ist hard to get rid of them, I had to move and leave everything behind. They feast on your blood and thy can be as small as a pinpoint, you cant even see them unless they are fully matured, and at this point they are red in color, and the size of a small cockroach, full of your blood. Use alcohol on your skin, and remember that they succomb to the cold..Dont bother with pest control, they cant even rid these, you might have to leave everything behind and move if you ever want to stop itching...if you do move, be careful not to take anything that could be contaminated or you will have the same problem again in just a few days.

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Bedbugs? doesn't sound like them to me - and i've just cleared an infestation of them, without pest controllers, just using insect bombs and a long-lasting surface spray that specifically deals with them - 'mortein' in the green pack if they sell it in your area. (Check the label - this says it kills bedbugs.) However, bedbugs are hard to clear, you have to be scrupulously clean, and treat over several weeks to deal with their lifestyle. I didn't have to throw out my mattresses either.

To quote from a site describing them.. "Skin reactions are commonly associated with bed bugs, which result from the saliva injected during feeding. Some individuals however, do not react to their bite, whereas others note a great deal of discomfort often with loss of sleep from the persistent biting. The most commonly affected areas of the body are the arms and shoulders. Reactions to the bites may be delayed; up to 9 days before lesions appear. Common allergic reactions include the development of large wheals, often >1cm, which are accompanied by itching and inflammation. The wheals usually subside to red spots but can last for several days. Bullous eruptions have been reported in association with multiple bed bug bites and anaphylaxis may occur in patients with severe allergies. In India, iron deficiency in infants has been associated with severe infestations. It has been suggested that allergens from bed bugs may be associated with asthmatic reactions." Believe me, when they say wheals, they mean wheals - i came up in definite bumps from the start, not tiny red dots - more like mosquitoe bite size, and no tiny dots with it. Even when they began to fade, they were not tiny at all.

"Being a cryptic species, bed bugs shelter in a variety of dark locations, mostly close to where people sleep. These include under mattresses, floorboards, paintings and carpets, behind skirting, in various cracks and crevices of walls, within bed frames and other furniture, and behind loose wallpaper. Bed bugs tend to stay in close contact with each other and heavy infestations are accompanied by a distinctive sweet sickly smell. Blood spotting on mattresses and nearby furnishings is often a tell tale sign of an infestation." I turned my mattress, and there were bloody spots and streaks everywhere - very obvious. Picked the bugs up when i picked up a dining suite that someone had left beside the road - lesson there, i'll fumigate anything i get second hand from now on! Was awful experience, but does not sound like Littlebitnumb's experience at all.

Carlos's hysteria is just that - hysteria - and doesn't sit with the scientific advice or my own real life experience. Yes, you have to be clean, thorough, and use pesticides - but i did a two bed place with four insect bombs twice, sprayed surface spray on and into mattresses, and didn't even wash in hot water - due to not having any in the laundry - but cleared the infestation. So it can be done, without panicking. Now, if i'd moved into a place that already had an infestation, maybe it would be harder/impossible - Carlos doesn't mention how he got his bedbugs. As for using alcohol on your skin? No idea why - i tried not to scratch, took antihistamines and used bite cream - they worked.

[linda kaye]

I am in my 50's and started an itcy rash a month ago on my front abdomen, front of lower legs, above my breast. Itches more at night. red dots poss some burrowing and between two fingers on one hand. So I see a Dr. and he gives me Stromectol 3 mg. and found my Thyroid was twice as high as it should be. (Had been on same dose for 20 yrs and no problems with blood work). It was adjusted, placed on lodine for scabies ( he did not think it was that) medrol dose pack and Allegra with Benadryl and Zanax at night. noticed shortly before rash had weakness in both legs (left over right) and weakness in left hand like No one else in house has symptoms. going nuts. Tired a need a name daily. I feel for you anyone have suggestions?.

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Lyme disease and its co infections. The rashes don't have to itch. check out this link. www.lymenet.org

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I have little red dots on my back. They are bright red and then after time turn to burgundy. I experience severe pin ***** pain when my body begins to overheat. There seems to be some relationship to hot/cold. When I went to Mexico last month and stayed within 65 to 85 degrees, I didn't experience any pain.

So now I'm trying a cleanse. I believe most skin conditions are caused by toxins or viruses in the body. You can effectively deal with this by doing a cleanse. The current cleanse I'm on is 14 days and I can eat only greens and proteins. I take several supplements to purge my small and large intestine as well as homeopathic remedy to deal with the virus. All of this was tested out on a VEGA machine from Germany. See if anyone near you has one of these machines. They are also recommended in the book "Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About."