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Rash Questions

self harm i have scratched about half the area of my breast till its raw causing about 4 abrasions, the thing is im really struggling i know i should be keeping them clean but my need is to make them worse, im sorry this sounds so wrong i dont know if i should go to the a&e i am running a slight fever of 100.4, have been feeling sicky all day and a bit on the clammy side i have a head ache and some of the hurts ive had for a while actually have puss come out of them although it isnt alot, the rest either bleed and or weep clear yellow stuff. again im really sorry i dont know where to turn with this im scared if i go in and tell them how i really feel things will just be so much worse

Vasculitis Suspected HSP I have recently been diagnosed with vasculitis by my local hospital and they suspect it to be HSP. I have had a number of blood tests taken and a urine sample all of which come back as normal. I did however have a number of other blood test taken ANCA seems to spring to mind and am awaiting the results of these. I have an outpatients appointment booked for next month at the Rheumatology Clinic but am a little concerned with the rash on my legs and ankles. All in all I do not feel particularly ill but would like to know the stages of how the rash progresses? I can vaguely recall the doctor saying that the rash would change from red like spots to a purple bruise like colouration and then turn a browny colour. He also mentioned ulcers and I would like to know a little more about these. The rash is turning purple and in some places brown but on a number of the lesions there appears to be an ulcer like head on the rash although these are not bleeding or weeping! As I said I have an appointment next month with the specialist and I do know that this condition if indeed it is HSP should hopefully clear by itself within a number of weeks so I do not want to go running back to the hospital when these are the recognised symptoms of HSP! Your professional opinion would be most welome. Many Thanks

Rash on palm of hand Hello, I asked about this a few weeks ago and I followed the advice provided and saw a GP. My situation is as follows: - 21 year old male - healthy/does not drink or smoke - I have had a 'rash' on my hand (now for ~8 weeks) 1) Rash is located on the palm of my hand 2) Consists of a lot of tiny (pin-prick) brown dots 3) The skin originally appeared to look a slightly darker colour to that of the surrounding skin (barely noticeable), but it has now returned to the same colour 4) The dots originally appeared slightly shiny under light, but then they stopped. However, they have appeared slightly shiny again 5) The rash is on my left hand (I am right-handed) 6) It originally appeared during a time of great stress/anxiety (my grandparents were in hospital, and unfortunately died). 7) Originally, I thought it could have been due to the anti-bacterial hand-wash that I was using in the hospital, but that seems somewhat unlikely. I did do some intensive gardening and it did appear slightly after this, so I believe there to be a possible correlation. 8) I saw a GP 2 weeks ago (as per the advice of one of the doctors here) who did not regard it to be anything serious, but stated that if it had not gone within 2 weeks to come back. They seemed unsure as to what it was or what caused it. They provided me with Trimovate Cream (clobetasone butyrate, calcium oxytetracycline and nystatin) and advised me to try it for 2 weeks to see what happened. Over the past two weeks, it appeared that it was working. The brown dots were decreasing and the texture of the area of skin appeared to become more normal. However, for the past couple of days (whilst I have been back in my grandparent's) the rash appears to have become slightly more pronounced (e.g. darker spots and shiny). Could you tell me what you make of this and what you think it could be? I am not sure if I should be concerned or not currently. Unless you knew it was there, you would probably not even see it as the dots are faint. The skin is still rougher than that of the surrounding skin, but it is not 'rough'.

Palm of hand rash Hello, For the past couple of weeks, I have had this minor rash on my hand (at least I believe it is a rash). I was visiting the hospital many times (due to my grandparents being unwell) and I reckon that it could have been due to the handwash. There is a small, localised, area of rough skin on the centre of my left palm (in the area you would normally hold an object - in the centre). On this, there are very tiny (smaller than the size of a pencil dot) brown dots (sometimes, they look almost clear). There are many of these. The area of skin is ever so slightly darker than the surrounding area of the hand (extremely marginal difference). Unless you knew it was there, you would not notice it really. At the same time as using loads of the hospital handwashes, I did do quite a bit of intensive gardening. My thoughts are that the timing of it could be related and it could be a result of that, but as it has not gone away (~3/4 weeks) it is starting to concern me. There is no pain, no itching, nothing. It is just a bit rough. I showed a nurse this previously and she did not seem concerned about it.

Various persistant symptoms including tiredness, urticaria, other rash and sweating Hi there, I have been suffering for the past 6 weeks or so with a selection of symptoms. It started with a pretty big outbreak of what I have been told is urticaria all over my stomach, sides back and arms. Since then I have had several major outbreaks, but also go barely a day without some appearing somewhere. I have also developed a second rash, which consists of flat and red spots, with no border only a few mm across each, and they normally appear on my thighs and stomach. They are not itchy at all. Alongside this rash I have developed weight gain, and have been extremely tired. On many days I have felt sicky,but have never thrown up. My stomach isn't great either, and I have had diarrheoa several times. I have also been having huge changed in temperature, which has lead to me sweating much more than usually. I am getting easily tired, and now find my 2 mile walk to work a real struggle, when it never used to be, and feel boiling at the end of it. Basically I was wondering if there was any advice you could give me. The exhaustion is really getting me down, and the hives rash is unbearably itchy. Many thanks, *****

Strange spots on face I have in the last 2 days developed 4-5 round itcy patches on my face (4 on my chin and 1 above my eyelid. Some of them started as very small white puss spots but they are getting bigger and scabbing. It seems as though they are spreading