need help

[Kristy87]

just wondering if any one can help me, my boyfriend & i and a few friends & a few other people that we have been told
about have itchy spots on our hands arms back & stomach, first doc we seen told us it was dermintitus second
doctor said scabies and the 3rd said he didnt know, i have scabie cream but it dosnt seem to b workin so i gues its
not that just wondering if anyone has the same thing or has had it & knows what it is?
any help would be much appreciated!

[Kristy87]

hey thank you for replying, yes i also thought thats what it could be but the doctors said its not & antihistamines havnt worked ive been takin phernergan and telfast but didnt help i went to another doctor yesterday he also said scabies but many people in my town & my boyfriends town have them is it possible for say 30 people to get it all at once when they dont come into contact with each other it just seems realy weird, doc said that it will take a few weeks for the scabies to go away after treatment that we will still be itchy, just wondering if anyone knew how you are ment to know if the mite & eggs are all dead?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Another possibility is hives. Hives (medically known as urticaria) are red, itchy, raised areas of skin that appear in varying shapes and sizes. They have a tendency to change size rapidly and to move around, disappearing in one place and reappearing in other places, often in a matter of hours.

Many cases of hives are "idiopathic," meaning no cause is known. Others may be triggered by viral infections or medications.

The mainstay of treatment of hives is antihistamine which may be necessary for prolonged periods (in excess of 6 weeks).Take Over the counter antihistaminics like benadryl or Claritin.Sometimes double conventional doses of non-sedating antihistamines such as Cetirizine(zyrcet), Loratadine(Claritin) and Fexofenadine may be needed to get symptom relief. Sedating antihistamines such as Chlorphenamine(benadryl) or Hydroxyzine are used at night to get urticaria control. Short courses of oral cortisone or steroids are taken for short periods (one to three days) to settle more severe symptoms.
You may take Vitamin C along with the prescribed treatment. Vitamin C is a general anti-allergy supplement. It helps stabilize mast cells so they are less likely to release histamine.Also apply 1% corticosteroid(dermacort) cream on the itchy areas.

If the hives don’t go after 6 wks of treatment also, then it can be a case of chronic urticaria which needs further evaluation as it may be due to auto antibodies.

Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing.