I am literally allergic to nice clothes. When I wear collared button down shirts (with a stiff collar), I get red itchiness all around my neck, and if my hands touch it and then my eyes, my eyes start to burn. What am I allergic to? What can I do to stop it?
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posted by Mach5
on May 25, 2010 -
18 answers
Followup to an earlier health-related question. Kind of long; more under the cut.
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posted by Merzbau
on May 11, 2010 -
10 answers
How do you deal with a dog on prednisone (specifically, the constant need to urinate due to increase thirst)? Also, what could be the cause of the problem that put my dog on prednisone?
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posted by mingodingo
on Jan 21, 2010 -
17 answers
The other day, I developed 3 itchy red marks (they look like bug bites) on my elbow. They're in a triangle formation, and everything I look up online indicates that they could be bed bugs. However, I got them while I was sitting at my desk at work, 6 hours after I'd left my house, and wearing a long-sleeved shirt. Is there anything else that would cause marks like these?
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posted by cottonswab
on Jan 16, 2010 -
11 answers
First Child Filter: My 3 week old son had a diaper rash which we treated with diaper rash ointment. Now it has gotten weird and we don't know what to do. Please help!
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posted by lodie6
on Dec 19, 2009 -
21 answers
After a week of what was diagnosed as some form of Viral Syndrome Meningitis, I just found a big target-shaped rash on the back of my leg. Looks just like the pictures. This started on Sunday of Labor Day weekend after camping. Now that I'm pretty sure it's Lyme Disease what should I ask for and do first? I'm about 10 days into the infection.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 16, 2009 -
6 answers
I've got some kind of rash on the palm of my right hand, and it's got me pretty confused. Thoughts?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 15, 2009 -
16 answers
Sudden facial and joint rash after taking vitamins with food. Allergy, or cross-reaction?
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posted by vickyverky
on Jun 7, 2009 -
9 answers
What's the best way to immediately treat severe wetsuit rash on neck?
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posted by lndl
on May 31, 2009 -
9 answers
Starch is food. So, why do we put cornstarch on skin to prevent, and dry up, topical skin infections, like diaper rash? I know from experience that it works. Why can't the infection use the starch as a food source?
posted by Foam Pants
on May 15, 2009 -
5 answers
I have a rash. I've been on two different courses of antibiotics and it keeps coming back. What do I do?
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posted by kpmcguire
on Mar 19, 2009 -
16 answers
Help me figure out my baby's food allergies! Symptoms: eczema, rash around mouth, itchy hives, and broken sleep. And I can't seem to keep a truly accurate track of her food.
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posted by mdiskin
on Jan 18, 2009 -
31 answers
I am a girl with incredibly sensitive skin. Help me stay free of rashes AND hair "down there"... or convince me it's not worth it (men, please reply).
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 15, 2008 -
76 answers
Over the past week, my skin has developed a number of flaky red spots. What could they possibly be?
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posted by arianell
on Nov 11, 2008 -
15 answers
Is there anywhere that sells all-cotton winter coats for toddlers? My fragile son has skin allergies and while the usual mountain climbing gear may be great for all of those two-year-olds who are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, what about the kids who need their skin to breathe free, man?
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posted by Overzealous
on Oct 4, 2008 -
11 answers
YANMD: What other illnesses could be mistaken for scarlet fever? Bonus question: If you've had scarlatina, what was it like?
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posted by bonobo
on Sep 10, 2008 -
9 answers
Can I be allergic to my own sweat? The past couple summers I've developed itchy rashes on my neck, forehead and inside my elbows. I saw a dermatologist in January when, naturally, I had no symptoms. He actually implied that I was imagining this rash (!) and offered no remedies. Recently a biologist friend suggested I might be allergic to my own perspiration, and I'm increasingly feeling that the evidence supports this. Can this be true?
posted by carterk
on Sep 4, 2008 -
21 answers
Over the past ten days or so, I've developed a severe rash on my arms and legs. What could it be, and how can I treat it?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2008 -
12 answers
I am about to turn 40, and the last couple years have not been great for me physically, so if this is middle-age, then I don't want it. In my case, the problem is dry skin, which has plagued me more or less all my life, but looking back, it seems like in former decades it was a relatively minor annoyance compared to the scourge it has become. Sometimes I go into an itching frenzy. Not good at night when I'm trying to sleep or when out in public.
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posted by markhu
on Jun 6, 2008 -
21 answers
Are these blemishes a result of cooties on the vinyl cover of my physical therapist's massage-type table?
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posted by missuswayne
on Mar 19, 2008 -
6 answers
What in Vegas am I allergic to? Both times I've been to the Vegas Strip, around the 3rd day in I get a rash on my legs. I've never had this rash before, and I'm perplexed.
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posted by cgg
on Jan 9, 2008 -
12 answers
Our itchy baby can only sleep if we swaddle her securely. By securely, I mean we have to wrap her quite snuggly, safety-pinning the stretchy cloth to prevent her from wriggling out and scratching herself awake. It took some trial-and-error to find a wrapping method that could contain her. Can snug swaddling harm babies orthopedically?
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posted by markhu
on Oct 12, 2007 -
27 answers
So I think I gave myself diaper rash. How do I get rid of it, and how can I prevent it from happening again?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 15, 2007 -
23 answers
SeeADoctorForThisRashFilter: Which we are going to, first thing in the morning, but I'm trying to put the Missus' mind at ease.
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posted by ZakDaddy
on Aug 12, 2007 -
34 answers
Since childhood, I have had a facial rash - scaly red bumps in my nasolabial folds and on my chin. It never seems to get any better or any worse, and it doesn't appear on any other part of my body. What is it?
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posted by freshwater_pr0n
on Feb 28, 2007 -
11 answers
So I had this strange rash on my hands- clusters of tiny little blisters, in between my fingers, on my palm, and anywhere where there's a crease. It's pretty persistent but after two months it has mostly gone away- except it jumped off my hands and went a little bit... downtown.
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posted by tumbleweedjack
on Dec 1, 2006 -
29 answers
Sackrashfilter-
Guys help me out here: How to get rid of the dreaded sack rash?
As you can guess there is
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 28, 2006 -
18 answers
Is poison ivy less poisonous when it dies for the winter? I'm rather allergic and have gotten rashy several times over the spring and summer, either from preparing the garden or the dogs running through the ground cover and then rubbing up against me. I know where the ivy is, but need to know how to get it out of there without killing the desirable ground cover that it is growing in.
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posted by Roger Dodger
on Oct 24, 2006 -
15 answers
Am I the next Harry Potter or does this mysterious rash have a point?
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posted by 10ch
on Aug 10, 2006 -
7 answers
Posting this question for a friend (obviously, since I don't have the parts involved). A rash around the base of the penis -- what could cause it?
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posted by dagnyscott
on Jul 1, 2006 -
10 answers
This Monday morning, when I woke up and went to look in the mirror, I was amazed to see the skin around my eyes (on my eyelids and under my eyes) was all puffed up to the point where I could only open my eyes halfway.
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posted by hazyjane
on Jun 15, 2006 -
13 answers
For the past few months I've had a light case of
Heat Rash (
prickly heat, miliaria). What can I do to get rid of it?
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posted by kjell
on Jan 20, 2006 -
6 answers
Ugh. I just came down with a cold yesterday. Now I have a sore throat and, curiously, a rash on my throat...
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posted by state fxn
on Aug 21, 2005 -
11 answers
Any experiences with
pityriasis rosea? I seem to maybe in theory have a case of it.
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posted by cortex
on Jan 25, 2005 -
10 answers
