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Medical Forum / General / General / May 2007Shoulders itching Driving me crazy!
Hi I came back from the dominican republic on the 15 of April. I did get a sunburn while i was there, but mostly on my chest. My shoulders did get a bit red, however it quickly turned to a tan. I did use solorcaine on the sunburn, first time use. Then six days ago my shoulders started to itch/burn almost feels like something is crawling on me. I have no redness, blotches, welts of any kind on my shoulders, in fact they look normal. The itch wakes me up from sleep and during the day it starts and literally is driving me crazy. I tried using the solorcaine on it, but it burns and while it seem to help take away some of the itch, it has now stopped. The itchiness is getting worse. I have also tried aloe cream, oatmeal packs, vinigear,cold packs, and now bendryl... Nothing seems to be working...I have not changed my laundry or body soap. I don't understand nor do i think it was from the sun, simply because this started two weeks after I came home. I am not peeling anywhere. Any suggestions to what I can do, try??? Consider the possibility of scabies, especially if you had prolonged skin to skin contact with anyone in the DR, in fact, prolonged skin to skin contact with anyone new in the past two months. I would see a dermatologist and insist on being treated for scabies unless he/she can ABSOLUTELY rule out scabies. If you do receive treatment for scabies remember that the mites can survive off your body for up to three days. So you can reinfect yourself if you touch anything after the scabies treatment that you touched before the treatment. (We're talking clothing, bedding, furniture, car seats, etc., not things like forks, coffee cups and radio controls.) OTC hydrocortisone lotion or Sarna Lotion might help with the itching. Do a Google search for scabies. There's a wealth of information out there. Good Luck, Bob > Hi > I came back from the dominican republic on the 15 of April. I did get a [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > started two weeks after I came home. I am not peeling anywhere. Any > suggestions to what I can do, try??? Hi Thank you, I did see a doctor and he says there is nothing there. While I was jumping out of my skin, he wrote out a script for some cream. The itch is still there, but not as intense. I have been using a powder I have similiar to baking soda and that helps too. I have never had this before, some friends have suggested that it may be an allergic reaction to the sun or the sun tan lotion that I used, as I have never used such a lotion before. To be on the safe side I have washed everything again. Thanks again, Mizshe >Consider the possibility of scabies, especially if you had prolonged skin to >skin contact with anyone in the DR, in fact, prolonged skin to skin contact [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> started two weeks after I came home. I am not peeling anywhere. Any >> suggestions to what I can do, try??? |
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