|
|
| |
|
Headlines:
|
 |
|
| |
Doctors Lounge - Dermatology Answers
"The information
provided on www.doctorslounge.com is designed to support, not
replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site
visitor and his/her physician."
Back to Dermatology Answers List
| CirclesCorner
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:55 am |
|
About a year ago I started getting clusters of red/pink, seldom-itchy small bumps on my wrists and hands. I thought it was dry skin but it VERY slowly spread and didn't start going away until about 4 months ago. Now it is slowly healing and the spreading stopped...
But then about 4 months ago the rash moved to just my left upper arm and has spread more rapidly. (It looks and acts like the same bumps, so I am assuming its the same rash) The pattern looks like it is following my left Brachial artery.
I am going to call the doctor soon, but I was wondering if anyone here good give me a heads up on what this is. Thank you.
*Also, I have had Shingles (Herpes Zoster) about 4 years ago. I see a slight similar pattern but while Shingles was itchy, on my stomach, painful, and short lived, this is none of those things.
|
| John Kenyon, CNA
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:05 pm |
|
 Hello --
Based on your history and the picture, I'd strongly suspect a mild shingles outbreak. This is probably following the radial nerve, which passes through the brachial plexus alongside the brachial artery. Hopefully by now it's been resolved and didn't become painful -- and sometimes these things don't.
Please follow up with us here as needed. Curious as to what the diagnosis was.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are you a Doctor, Pharmacist, PA or a Nurse?
Join the Doctors Lounge online medical community
-
Editorial activities: Publish, peer review, edit
online articles.
-
Ask a Doctor Teams: Respond to patient questions and
discuss challenging presentations with other members.
Doctors Lounge Membership
Application |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
