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How To Remove Small Colorless Itchy Bumps All Over Body? Rubbed Alcohol To Relieve Itching

I have these small colorless itchy bumps that started around my elbows and the backs of my arms. I woke up the next day and all of the back of my upper legs and inner thighs started getting the bumps, and variously down my legs, a few on my hip and now upper back. This has been going on for the last 5 days. Some are in clusters but overall there doesn t seem to be any rhyme or reason to where they pop up. I ve used rubbing alcohol hoping to dry it up but all that did was helped relieve some of the itching..
Wed, 25 Jul 2012
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Thanks for question,
You are perhaps suffering from Dermatitis Herpetiformis, condition in which skin colored itchy lesions(mainly blisters)distributed on extensors esp on elbows, buttocks,nape,you must do biopsy for exact diagnosis.if comes positive then tab dapsone 100 1 daily will be started for a long time meantime apply anti bacterial cum steroid cream twice a day and take tab Lortadine 10 mg .
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Regards
Dr Sher Bhutto
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How To Remove Small Colorless Itchy Bumps All Over Body? Rubbed Alcohol To Relieve Itching

Thanks for question, You are perhaps suffering from Dermatitis Herpetiformis, condition in which skin colored itchy lesions(mainly blisters)distributed on extensors esp on elbows, buttocks,nape,you must do biopsy for exact diagnosis.if comes positive then tab dapsone 100 1 daily will be started for a long time meantime apply anti bacterial cum steroid cream twice a day and take tab Lortadine 10 mg . Bye Regards Dr Sher Bhutto