Colorless Bumps With Itching On The Body. What Are These?
Hi, i started itching all over my body a few days ago. there is nothing on the skin, but after scratching it, there appears a lot of small colourless bumps there and the itching just gets worst. The bumps go away after a while again. It is getting really bad, because i keep scratching myself the whole day everywhere!! please help??
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Welcome and thanks for posting your query to HCM.
It seems that you are suffering from the problem of Dermographism- which is a type of urticaria where there is appearance of temporary evanescent swelling of skin with itching over the line of trauma, rubbing or scratching. This is a common entity and not as all a serious problem.
The most important thing to prevent it is by avoiding scratching and taking round the clock antihistaminic drugs. The best would be non sedating antihistamine such as Loratadine ( can be taken up to 1 time or can be increased to 3 times a day) or Fexofenadine ( single dose).
Do not be panicky about the situation as it is simple hypersensitivity where most of the times we are not able to find a particular cause and is also self subsiding.
Hope this information will help you.
Dr Sanjay K Kanodia
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Colorless Bumps With Itching On The Body. What Are These?
Hi, Welcome and thanks for posting your query to HCM. It seems that you are suffering from the problem of Dermographism- which is a type of urticaria where there is appearance of temporary evanescent swelling of skin with itching over the line of trauma, rubbing or scratching. This is a common entity and not as all a serious problem. The most important thing to prevent it is by avoiding scratching and taking round the clock antihistaminic drugs. The best would be non sedating antihistamine such as Loratadine ( can be taken up to 1 time or can be increased to 3 times a day) or Fexofenadine ( single dose). Do not be panicky about the situation as it is simple hypersensitivity where most of the times we are not able to find a particular cause and is also self subsiding. Hope this information will help you. Dr Sanjay K Kanodia