What Is The Red,inflamed And Itchy Mark On The Upper Arm?
My 12 year old daughter has unusual red marks on her upper arms. It started as looking like a couple of scratch like red marks, but it is spreading. It looks like bruising under the skin, but in long scratch-like marks that are dark red . Her arms look inflamed where there is redness. The area that is inflamed is not raised, nor is there any signs of breaking of the skin. It is very painful when touched a well. She has not had any injuries and the area is quite painful and a little itchy. She has had a sore throat and has been nauseaus for over a week. She saw a doctor a few days ago and her CBC was normal and so was her throat
It may insect bite dermatitis most probably. Consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis and proper treatment. I would recommend you to apply antibiotic cream on affected areas. Give her a short course of antibiotic and oral steroid in tapering dose. Do apply soap while bathing.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care..
Regards,
Dr.Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist
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What Is The Red,inflamed And Itchy Mark On The Upper Arm?
Hi, It may insect bite dermatitis most probably. Consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis and proper treatment. I would recommend you to apply antibiotic cream on affected areas. Give her a short course of antibiotic and oral steroid in tapering dose. Do apply soap while bathing. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.. Regards, Dr.Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist