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What Treatment To Be Taken For Acne On Upper Arms And Back?

I m a 20year old female..there is this skin problem i ve been suffering from the past 4 years or so.I ve acne on my upper arms and on my back..i ve shown it to many dermatolgists.i ve applied evry ointment and meds which they ve told me to but nothing has ever reduced the acne! my arms and backs are still covered with those acne marks which are like a little bit black in color..these spots never go! recently my dermatolgist told me to apply onabet shampoo before bath on the acne,aclind BP gel after bath and onabet cream the next morning on the affected area.I ve been following this regimen for the past 3 weeks and suddenly 3-4 days ago I ve developed heavy itching on my back and arms...is it some side effect of the medicine or something else? what should i do to stop the itching? should i discontinue the medicine o? or is it just because of the weather? its cold here. And please suggest any other medicine for my acne..because of these acne i cant even wear low back neck dresses anymore as i m afraid my acne will show.Please help.
Tue, 5 May 2020
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Hi,

Your mom may be having allergic skin disease. Consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis and proper treatment. I would recommend you to give her antihistaminics like cetirizine 10 mg tablet daily. If needed,a course of oral steroid in tapering dose may be considered. Application of mild steroid cream may be done. Avoid the contact with wooden clothes,soap,grass or othe suspected allergens.

Hope this helps.

Dr.Ilyas Patel,Dermatologist
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What Treatment To Be Taken For Acne On Upper Arms And Back?

Hi, Your mom may be having allergic skin disease. Consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis and proper treatment. I would recommend you to give her antihistaminics like cetirizine 10 mg tablet daily. If needed,a course of oral steroid in tapering dose may be considered. Application of mild steroid cream may be done. Avoid the contact with wooden clothes,soap,grass or othe suspected allergens. Hope this helps. Dr.Ilyas Patel,Dermatologist