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Experiencing Hot Spot On Thigh. Comes And Goes Intermittently. Suggest The Cure?
Question: Over the last few days I've been experiencing a hot spot halfway up my thigh about the size of my palm. It comes and goes intermittently throughout the day. It feels like someone has placed a heat bag against my thigh.
Brief Answer:
I feel you may be having acute urticaria.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
After reading short history, I feel that you may be having acute urticaria.
There may be wheals,erythema,mild to severe itching and/or burning on the patches...and they may appear and disappear off and on.
You had severe tonsillitis 8 weeks back.
I think tonsillitis might be the precipitating factor.
There may be some cause or it may be idiopathic.
Other causes may be some drug,irritant or some allergen. There may be some food factor.
Please you consult dermatologist nearby. And let him examine and take complete history as well as varities of tests to find out some cause.
Then he may give some drug to relieve the cause and urticaria.
He might give fexofenadine or desloratidine till you feel better.
According to severity, he may give steroid in tappering dose for short time.
Calamine with alovera lotion may be given to you to apply on lesions to soothe the disease.
I have given relevant answer and if you have any query, you may ask.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
I feel you may be having acute urticaria.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
After reading short history, I feel that you may be having acute urticaria.
There may be wheals,erythema,mild to severe itching and/or burning on the patches...and they may appear and disappear off and on.
You had severe tonsillitis 8 weeks back.
I think tonsillitis might be the precipitating factor.
There may be some cause or it may be idiopathic.
Other causes may be some drug,irritant or some allergen. There may be some food factor.
Please you consult dermatologist nearby. And let him examine and take complete history as well as varities of tests to find out some cause.
Then he may give some drug to relieve the cause and urticaria.
He might give fexofenadine or desloratidine till you feel better.
According to severity, he may give steroid in tappering dose for short time.
Calamine with alovera lotion may be given to you to apply on lesions to soothe the disease.
I have given relevant answer and if you have any query, you may ask.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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