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What Causes Painful Recurring Rashes On The Back, Arms And Legs?
My sister has what starts as a rash and grows in what looks like a wart. It hurts, bleeds, falls off. Starts and spreads all over. She went to 2 doctors so far, no answers. She had multiple biopsies, nothing. It has spread over her back front arms and now legs. No clue...I am going with her to another dermatologist. I need to have an arsnel of questions. A allergist wouldn t do a thing because she was so enflamed from neck to buttocks. She colors and perms her hair often, she re entry traveled to Mexico (Thanksgiving) and it started late November early December. By Christmas she had the biopsy done. Any thoughts?
Mon, 6 Feb 2017
Hello, This itching rash can be due to two reasons
1 Some people develop allergies for the metals used in hip prosthesis. . You havent mentioned what type of a prosthesis was used. But it is one posibility.
2 Other possibility is drug allergy for either aspirin or celecoxib. You havnt mentioned about prior allergies. allergy agent is differnt from one person to the oher. You cant have allergy for celecoxib just because your neighbour is allergic.
3 herpes zoster at a dermatomal level. Reactivaton of varicella zoster virus
But after your doctor withdrew celecoxib rash should disapear if it i due to the drug. So it is probably the allergic reaction for hip prosthesis. Herpes zoster is more painful than itchy.
Hope this helps . Thank you.
1 Some people develop allergies for the metals used in hip prosthesis. . You havent mentioned what type of a prosthesis was used. But it is one posibility.
2 Other possibility is drug allergy for either aspirin or celecoxib. You havnt mentioned about prior allergies. allergy agent is differnt from one person to the oher. You cant have allergy for celecoxib just because your neighbour is allergic.
3 herpes zoster at a dermatomal level. Reactivaton of varicella zoster virus
But after your doctor withdrew celecoxib rash should disapear if it i due to the drug. So it is probably the allergic reaction for hip prosthesis. Herpes zoster is more painful than itchy.
Hope this helps . Thank you.
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