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What Does A Red Rash On Body Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 15 Oct 2014

Question: I've got red rash on my body that looks like bites.it started on my hand and by the end of day spread on to my face,legs and back. This started yesterday morning after immersing ashes in kund of old temple in jungle. I was out of the place in an hour. Took 2 cetzines yesterday and 1 today and applied betnovate c . Still this bad and itchy. What to do? XXXX

Answered by Dr. Johny Chacko (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rash

Detailed Answer:
Hello, Welcome to health care magic.
Thanks for the photo. It looks like urticaria or hives. It is a type of allergy. The common triggers are food, medicine, insect bite, infections, infestation etc.
I assume that you have not taken any medicines and you have not developed any infections like sore throat, cough,fever etc
The usual food causing wheals are fish,meat,brinjal,apple,peanuts, eggs etc.
The treatment for urticaria is long acting antihistamines and cetrizine is one of them. As cetrizine alone is not acting please add another anti histamine Allegra 180. You may take this once a day in the morning and cetrizine at night. If not improving in 2 days consider seeing a dermatologist.
Hope this helped. Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Johny Chacko (9 minutes later)

I have had a sore throat for 10 days now and done two courses of azee 500 (1tab *3 days each.) throat still paining a bit while swallowing and talking. XXXXXXX lounges taken since two days

Answered by Dr. Johny Chacko (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
sore throat

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back.
Sore throat could be the trigger for urticaria. It may even be the lozenges. Usually infection triggered urticaria subsides when infection is cured.
I recommend you to avoid XXXXXXX lozenges. Take salt water gargles thrice daily.
You may start Allegra. Azithromycin is an antibiotic with the least allergy potential.
Hope this helped. Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Johny Chacko (35 hours later)

it has subsided a bit. itching has reduced considerably and the swelling is lesser. The spots look deep red now like mosquito bites. for how long should I continue allegra?

Answered by Dr. Johny Chacko (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
How long to continue Allegra?

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome back,
Good to hear that your wheals are improving. I would prefer you to take allegra 180 for totally 5 days. Discuss about it with your treating doctor.

Hope this helped,
Take care.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad