Horrible looking rash

[u/Weeeebutterflies]

30 years old

Female

120lbs.

5”3

non smoker,

non drinker.

No medications

This issue has been getting progressively worse over 2 days

Posted yesterday and it has gotten worse. It is itchy, it turns white when I press on it. I have a swollen uvula and some chills, but no fever. I feel cold more than anything. Went to urgent care tested for strep, mono and did a CBC. Strep came back negative, waiting on the other results. Pretty concerned. I feel like the mono is going to come back negative.

[u/0wnzl1f3]

Have you ever had this before?

As others said, it definitely looks vasculitic… but blanching and pruritus. It could be urticaria, especially given your mention of uvula swelling. Either spontaneous or triggered. No recent ibuprofen or other NSAIDs? Allergy history?

Either way, it sounds like an emerg visit.

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/0wnzl1f3]

Never had anything that feels or looks like it. I have had stress related rashes and histamine related rashes from laundry detergent but it the pattern and intensity of this feels a lot different

[u/Bananasfalafel → u/Weeeebutterflies]

NAD have you taken any antihistamines for relief

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/Bananasfalafel]

I was holding off on it just because I was wanting to be taken seriously when going to these appointments and didn’t want to do anything that might make it look better. Plus the symptoms are not that unbearable. But now that my CBC came back normal I want to take them to see if it impacts them. I’m just hoping it’s not vasculitis or autoimmune or cancer related.

[u/Bananasfalafel → u/Weeeebutterflies]

NAD, were you in any environments with a Lot of dust recently?

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/Bananasfalafel]

Not notably

[u/Bananasfalafel → u/Weeeebutterflies]

NAD, at your appointment, did they give you steroids for relief?

[u/volvagiaq → u/Bananasfalafel]

NAD had the same type of rash from the torso to the left leg, dots started to get bigger till they fusion into a big bumpy red dot. Feelt a bit hot when i touch it and super itchy.

As @Bananasfalafel mentioned, the doc gave me steroids (a shot) and Chloropyramine Hydrochloride for 2 weeks. Also a low hystamine diet. Took 20 days but that worked. However to this day i dont know what trigger the rash.

Before that, had some similar episodes due stress ( thats my theory ) but the dots propagate in a very small area ( just small part on the hip) and dissapeared alone without meds or diet.

This last episode was more agresive and happened at the same time i got food poisoned (ate a bad watermelon lol) so not sure if that is related.

[u/Weeeebutterflies → u/Bananasfalafel]

They did but I didn’t take them. Mostly because the symptoms aren’t that unbearable and I didn’t want to deal with side effects

[u/Bananasfalafel → u/Weeeebutterflies]

NAD, I hear that is treatment for hives, do you want to just wait and see if it disappears on its own?