not sure what it is.

[byram]

about 5 or so days ago i started to get these small red very itchy bumps all over my body. i thought it might be a new shampoo or a delated alergy to honey, so i stopped using both automatically. its been 4 or so days since and they still arent exactly going away. old ones are drying up and are just a itchy red scab, and new red itchy bumps are showing up near the dried up ones. thought i was a scratch infections, but all scratches/injuries/breaks in my skin are healing beautifully. thought i might be poison oak, ivy, or suumac. nothing really looks like what i have. could this be 'chinken pox'? i am 23yrs old, have had it twice when i was a toddler, but both times i only had one bump under my arm pit. what in the world do i have or might have? what can i use (soap, lotion) to help this go away, help keep it from spreading, help the redness, itchieness, and bumps go away?

[GMC0408]

did u ever figure out what this was?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the history of suddenness of appearance and the involvement of the whole body, it can be a viral exanthematous rash or an allergic reaction. Chicken pox never presents with a single bump and from the symptoms it is important to rule out this possibility. It is a common and extremely infectious childhood disease and produces an itchy, blistery rash is sometimes accompanied by a fever or other symptoms.

My sincere advice is to get it examined from a dermatologist. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.