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What's wrong with my skin? *PunkStarChik*

  Author:  53909  Category:(General Advice) Created:(7/28/2004 11:00:00 PM)
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Hey peoples,

I have something going on with my skin that I'm not too sure what it's all about. I'll do my best to explain it.

I have a bunch of red and tan patches all over my skin. Mostly red. Mainly around my upper tummy, under my chest, some a little above my chest and I've been noticing some around my neck. I think that there might be some on my back but I can't tell.

It doesn't itch, not that I can notice. Sometimes I am scratching at my back but I think it might be some bug bites because I've been bitten by some...fleas I think, so I don't know if the itching is coming from the strange patches or from bug bites. It might be...I still don't know.

When I touch my skin where the patches are and it feels kinda smooth. I don't know what it's coming from and it seems like it's spreading around slowly. I noticed that I had this probably a little over a year ago but it wasn't so bad. I noticed it on my arm, just one patch, but I wasn't concerned about it. It didn't itch either.

My fiance thinks that I might be losing my pigment. But why would it be mainly around my chest, upper tummy and neck area? I looked up the internet to see what I could find, but I'm really bad when it comes to searching for stuff.

I'm wondering if it might have to do with the sun, but if it's that, why aren't the patches showing up on my skin that's mostly in the sun rather than the skin that's covering up from the sun?

I thought about it might be from the tanning bed that I used almost a year ago, but if it's from that, why would I be getting those patches now? I only fake n baked a couple times and that was a LONG time ago.

Maybe it's something that I'm allergic to? The only thing that I know that I'm allergic to is metal. Like, I can only wear certain types of jewlery otherwise I will get a rash, but when I get those rashes, I can tell it's from the jewlery and I know these pathes can't be from any jewlery.

Have any of you heard anything like this? I do want to check into a doctor but I honestly can't afford another doctor's bill. I'm still trying to figure out how I can pay off my recent doctor's bill. :(

I'm going to continue looking up on the net but my computer has been acting up lately. *kicks computer* I started to get really upset when I noticed some red patches going up on my neck because I don't want it to be noticeable and I'm worried about it going towards my face. :(

If you have any ideas, information or advice, I would appreciate it very much. Thank you in advance.

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Date: 7/28/2004 11:02:00 PM  From Authorid: 57232    I was going to joke around and say tattoo poisoning but seriously I don't know, I hope it gets better soon.  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:08:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    B Monkey....LOL! I don't think it's that cause I never had that problem when I got my first tattoo. I had my fiance check out my back, where it itches, and he said there are some patches on my back.  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:09:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    And I also had these patches before I got my 2nd tattoo.  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:12:00 PM  From Authorid: 62423    Could it be Excema?  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:12:00 PM  From Authorid: 24003    Allergic reaction to something? Detergent?  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:18:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    I just found a picture on the net that pretty much looks like what I have. http://health.allrefer.com/health/pityriasis-rosea-pictures-images.html It's called Pityriasis Rosea...I've never heard if it before!! Have any of you guys heard of it? I'm not sure if this is what I might have, but it looks like it...I hope it's nothing too serious :(  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:22:00 PM  From Authorid: 62423    I've heard of it... Don't know too much about it tho.. Here's a site you might want to check out: http://www.aad.org/pamphlets/pityrias.html  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:28:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    4 Moons...Thanks. I just visited that same link not too long ago. *sniffles* I hate having them on me! :(  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:31:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    I just looked up the term and photos of Excema, but it doesn't look like I have anything like that.  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:36:00 PM  From Authorid: 36704    my nephew had Pityriasis Rosea, I think it just went away on its own  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:39:00 PM  From Authorid: 62423    I've had Excema for a while now... It comes and goes, but is never really gone for good. :( I read that Pityriasis Rosea is only temporary... It should clear up soon..  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:40:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Base...I just read that it's suppose to go away on it's own. They say usually around 6-12 weeks, if I read correctly. I guess since the weather has been much warmers, it's been causing me to itch there also. I hate it! I hate it! I hate it!  
Date: 7/28/2004 11:42:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    I hope that it goes away soon! I've had it for quite a while and it seems like it keeps spreading. Anyways, I have to get to bed. I will continue this post tomorrow. Thanks everyone!  
Date: 7/29/2004 1:44:00 AM  From Authorid: 11348    I have something strange too that I've wondered about for a long time. I get red splotches kinda, on my chest, stomach and neck area a lot, looking like a rash... but unlike yours, mine go away. They come back all the time in different places but I don't know what causes it or what brings it on. Maybe this is somehow related to what you have. Anyway, I hope it goes away for you.  
Date: 7/29/2004 5:41:00 AM  From Authorid: 53558    It could be Eczema...(",)..  
Date: 7/29/2004 6:42:00 AM  From Authorid: 62401    I ad PRR when i was little... its comepletely gone now :) -Lindsay  
Date: 7/29/2004 6:59:00 AM  From Authorid: 47218    I doubt it's rosea. I've had it before, and it doesn't appear on your face. You get it mainly on your arms, trunk and back. The give away is a formation down your chest in the shape of a Christmas tree (hence, alternative name "Christmas rash"). Also, your onset doesn't sound at all like it-- it normally begins with a lesion or two, then a week or two later you suddenly break out all over your arms and trunk and it takes a few weeks from there to clear up completely. My guess is it might be a fungal infection. Have you seen a doctor about it? You should, because you don't want it to spread anymore if it is. Those things are a pain to get rid of.  
Date: 7/29/2004 7:47:00 AM  From Authorid: 62074    I too have actually had this problem before just as you described and I couldn't afford the medicine, so my sister which is an experienced pharamacy tech told me to get foot fungus spray...sure it didn't smell to rosey but it did get rid of it! Hope this helps! Zim Matrix660
Date: 7/29/2004 8:47:00 AM  From Authorid: 53052    have you changed anything lately in yoru lifestyle?? changed fabric softer or soap washed yoru sheets in something differently, eaten something different what you normally wouldnt? try double rincing yoru clothing to get them extra clean(single rince will leave soap residue on clothing... are they dry patches???  
Date: 7/29/2004 1:40:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Kritter...Mine does look like a rash to me. I'm hoping that it goes away also. I wonder if we might have a similar thing.  
Date: 7/29/2004 1:45:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Molly cat...I haven't noticed any on my arms or legs. There is a big patch on the right side of my upper tummy going towards my chest but I can't make it out into a christmas tree shape. I haven't seen a doctor about it because I honestly can't afford it. When I was at the doctor's last time, about a month or two ago, the doctor noticed the rashes/patches on my back when he was checking out my muscles and he just said he noticed them there but didn't say anything about it.  
Date: 7/29/2004 1:46:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Zim...Hmmm, I might have to give that a try! Thanks!  
Date: 7/29/2004 1:48:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Midnightly....I can't think of anything. Everything has been pretty much the same. I can't tell if it's considered dry when I touch it, it just feels kinda smooth. Smoother than how my skin is.  
Date: 7/29/2004 3:30:00 PM  From Authorid: 62813    It could be an allergic reaction of some sort... if you say you've been bitten recently by fleas it may be a reaction to that !!! I wish I knew sweetie...hope it gets better for ya soon !!!
Your USM Friend,
Slickchick :->
  
Date: 7/29/2004 3:34:00 PM  From Authorid: 33925    My 15 year old has the same thing...It looks like he is losing the pigment in his skin..and as he tans, it gets more noticable..We were told it was a fungal infection and would go away..We have tried several different creams and nothing has taken it away..Its been almost two years now..  
Date: 7/29/2004 11:24:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Thanks for your replies everyone.  
Date: 7/30/2004 6:36:00 PM  From Authorid: 30786    What about vitiligo? It is what Michael Jackson has, the loss of pigment from your skin. Good luck, and I hope you find a good dermatologist  
Date: 7/30/2004 7:20:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    I know for sure it's not vitiligo. I just looked at some photos of it and I don't have anything that looks like it. Thank god! That must be awful to have.  
Date: 8/1/2004 8:23:00 AM  From Authorid: 47218    wow, he noticed it and didn't say anything else about it? What a great doctor! I did a search for a rashes on a medical engine and came up with a list of some possible conditions: Contact dermatitis following exposure to:
Dyes and other chemicals found in clothing
Chemicals found in elastic and rubber products
Cosmetics
Feminine deodorants
Poison ivy and poison oak
Eczema
Medications or insect bites that cause allergic reactions
Various diseases can cause rashes, including:

Measles
Lupus erythematosus
Roseola
Hand-foot-mouth disease
Fifth disease
Juvenile arthritis
Kawasaki disease

and of course, fungal infections.There is a type of fungus called tinea that causes a slowly spreading rash on your skin. A patch will start off as a small reddish circle where the skin may be smooth but can be scratched off (because it is dead) making it all rough and scaly and, as it spreads outwards, the middle of the rash heals, giving it a ring-like appearance (hench, it's alternate name, ringworm). It spreads by contact to other parts of the body. If you think you might have ringworm, you can buy over the counter creams at the supermarket, though I don't know how effective they are.
  
Date: 8/1/2004 3:34:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 53909    Mollycat...Wow! You did a lot of research! I don't think that it's ringworm cause that's one of the first things that I looked in to and I don't see the ring like appearance. I tried scratching it before but hadn't been able to scratch off any dead skin and it's not that rough. It does look like it has some scales to it though. Hmm, all these weird things that I could have! Ahh! I appreciate your research very much! Thank you! I hope to find out what exactly it may be.  

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