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Suggest Treatment For Excessive Phlegm, Heat Rashes On Neck, Arms And Legs
Question: I seem to have a heat allergy. This causes severe heat rash to my neck arms and legs. Plus I have excess phlemn. My body is overheating and I do not sweat to cool it down.
Brief Answer:
It might be cholinergic urticaria, antihistamine will be helpful
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM.
I have gone through your query.
I feel, It is not exactly allergy to heat. I would think of a condition known as cholinergic urticaria.
It is a simple benign condition when increase in body temperature, either due to exercise, heat exposure, fever, etc causes red/pink itchy lesions over skin in any part of body, which usually subside by themselves.
To control itching, I usually suggest my such patients use of antihistamines such as levocetirizine or cetirizine.
Please do not scratch the itchy areas as it would aggravate itching.
One more thing that I would like to advice is to go for thyroid function test, as similar symptoms do occur with thyroid disorders.
Hope this helps.
Take care
It might be cholinergic urticaria, antihistamine will be helpful
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HCM.
I have gone through your query.
I feel, It is not exactly allergy to heat. I would think of a condition known as cholinergic urticaria.
It is a simple benign condition when increase in body temperature, either due to exercise, heat exposure, fever, etc causes red/pink itchy lesions over skin in any part of body, which usually subside by themselves.
To control itching, I usually suggest my such patients use of antihistamines such as levocetirizine or cetirizine.
Please do not scratch the itchy areas as it would aggravate itching.
One more thing that I would like to advice is to go for thyroid function test, as similar symptoms do occur with thyroid disorders.
Hope this helps.
Take care
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