hi i have had these red spots all over my face when winter started, i know its not Erythema, more like acne or something but i have nothing above my chin just my cheeks and forehead. what could it be? i gave up searching online can't find anything
22 yrs man skin problems?
Hi,
I don't know what could be causing this sudden outbreak but I do know what might really help:
Sea Buckthorn Oil - I buy mine from the following site because it is not diluted as with everwhere else I've tried to find some
http://www.rosacea-remedy.com/remedy.htm...
It has some incredible healing properties which nourish your skin and re-balance it if you know what I mean. Ever since I've been using it my skin has been way better than it was. I just apply the intensive oil whenever I feel likemy skin needs a boost or when I can feelspots coming. It seriously stops the spots in their tracks that they never reallycome to anything ! I don't know how it works but instead of turning into a full blown zit, the spots just stay as tiny little bumps - dry up and flakes away the next day!
I think everyone should have some of this oil in their first aid cabinet because I haven't ever encountered anything like it and I must've tried everything over the years.
Good luck :)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Small bump on skin turned into swelling and pain of surrounding area - what is it?
I had a very small bump on the top of the lower section of my finger. It didn't have any discoloration, pain, or itching - it was about the size and shape of a wart (but not 'crusty' like a wart). I didn't think anything of it, until after about 4 days a perfectly-shaped red circle started to develop around it (no texture, only a color change), and the skin between the bump and the circle was pale. It also hurt - not sharp pain, but deep throbbing that felt like it was coming from inside my finger instead of the skin. It swelled a bit but didn't itch.
A few days later, both the surrounding joints are quite swollen (can hardly move the finger as the base joint is so big) and the spot where the original bump was has a circle of itchy, blistered skin around it. The whole finger hurts; the skin problem is near the base, but if i press on something with the tip of the finger that also hurts.
Doctor said erythema multiforme - though it doesn't look right, as the swelling isn't explained
Small bump on skin turned into swelling and pain of surrounding area - what is it?
I'm sure he asked you a bunch of questions like could it be a bug bite? Could you have accidentally pricked yourself with something?
Try going to another doctor if you are not satisfied with this answer you got before. That condition is associated with herpes simplex, maybe you should check more into it and try to get some tests to make sure. You definitely should follow up on this one.
If it is a bug bite it could have gotten infected and could need a serious round of antibiotics. The swelling could definitely indicate you had some sort of allergic reaction and maybe only a hospital could help. They could put you on some very strong antibiotics and maybe some anti-inflammatory drugs or an anti-histamine. If you leave this be, it could definitely become disastrous. Check it out!
Reply:Could it be MRSA? If you work, or are around someone who does, in a hospital, prison, school, or any other place where a lot of people are in one place you may have a methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection. Also known as MRSA. If there is a pus like substance that you can extract from the site I would go to the Doc immediately for a culture. This is highly contagious and difficult to get rid of. Bactrim and Hibi-cleanse will usually do the trick but sometimes it comes back. Its Bad news. Ill post an info link below: (Ive been dealing with these "bumps" for 3 years and just got them to go away for good!)
Reply:I would try harder to find a doctor. I'm scared. I you have a spider bite it could be so serious. Go to a doctor who doesn't speak English and let him look at it. It may be something he sees alot. Can you get someone else to translate?
Reply:ok, im not sure what it is however, if it is a bite of some kind there is a burn cream called silvadene cream. You can try that just put it on a wrap it up and give it a couple days and you will see improvement. There is also a salve that draws things to the top of the skin and it is called Prid. It is really dark brown and all you need is a little bit. Wrap it with a bandaid and leave it there for a couple of days and if there is anything in it you will see it on the bandaid. Hope this helps and goodluck.
Reply:Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Symptoms include an erythema migrans rash, which may be followed weeks to months later by neurologic, cardiac, or joint abnormalities. Diagnosis is primarily clinical, but acute and convalescent antibody titers may be helpful. Treatment is with antibiotics such as doxycycline or, for serious infections, ceftriaxone.
Please note that I am not a medical professional.
Please see the web page for more details and images on Lyme disease.
A few days later, both the surrounding joints are quite swollen (can hardly move the finger as the base joint is so big) and the spot where the original bump was has a circle of itchy, blistered skin around it. The whole finger hurts; the skin problem is near the base, but if i press on something with the tip of the finger that also hurts.
Doctor said erythema multiforme - though it doesn't look right, as the swelling isn't explained
Small bump on skin turned into swelling and pain of surrounding area - what is it?
I'm sure he asked you a bunch of questions like could it be a bug bite? Could you have accidentally pricked yourself with something?
Try going to another doctor if you are not satisfied with this answer you got before. That condition is associated with herpes simplex, maybe you should check more into it and try to get some tests to make sure. You definitely should follow up on this one.
If it is a bug bite it could have gotten infected and could need a serious round of antibiotics. The swelling could definitely indicate you had some sort of allergic reaction and maybe only a hospital could help. They could put you on some very strong antibiotics and maybe some anti-inflammatory drugs or an anti-histamine. If you leave this be, it could definitely become disastrous. Check it out!
Reply:Could it be MRSA? If you work, or are around someone who does, in a hospital, prison, school, or any other place where a lot of people are in one place you may have a methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection. Also known as MRSA. If there is a pus like substance that you can extract from the site I would go to the Doc immediately for a culture. This is highly contagious and difficult to get rid of. Bactrim and Hibi-cleanse will usually do the trick but sometimes it comes back. Its Bad news. Ill post an info link below: (Ive been dealing with these "bumps" for 3 years and just got them to go away for good!)
Reply:I would try harder to find a doctor. I'm scared. I you have a spider bite it could be so serious. Go to a doctor who doesn't speak English and let him look at it. It may be something he sees alot. Can you get someone else to translate?
Reply:ok, im not sure what it is however, if it is a bite of some kind there is a burn cream called silvadene cream. You can try that just put it on a wrap it up and give it a couple days and you will see improvement. There is also a salve that draws things to the top of the skin and it is called Prid. It is really dark brown and all you need is a little bit. Wrap it with a bandaid and leave it there for a couple of days and if there is anything in it you will see it on the bandaid. Hope this helps and goodluck.
Reply:Lyme disease is a tick-transmitted infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Symptoms include an erythema migrans rash, which may be followed weeks to months later by neurologic, cardiac, or joint abnormalities. Diagnosis is primarily clinical, but acute and convalescent antibody titers may be helpful. Treatment is with antibiotics such as doxycycline or, for serious infections, ceftriaxone.
Please note that I am not a medical professional.
Please see the web page for more details and images on Lyme disease.
Who to seek if I have been biten by a spider and how do I know it is a spider bite?
I live in Ontario Canada. I was sitting in my living room three days ago (Thursday) and felt something crawl up my hand. I had my hand underneath a laptray working on my laptop pc. Before I got my hand out from under the tray something stung me (thumb). I thought it was a bee (it is winter here). A luggage bag had been brought up from the basement earlier in the day. It was so painful and sharp I was sure it was a hornet of some kind. I could not find one. We took the couch apart...lifted it up...vacummed the entire thing...swept the hardwood and the curtains and never found the supposed 'bee' culprit. I had a dot looking like a bee sting, surrounded by a white elevated ring, surrounded by redness. This subsided by the next day...completely. Then Sat night the area became hot and red and looked as if I was just bitten or stung again. The white edges are now gone(Monday) but the dot came up to a blister and opened. It is still has erythema around it and a hard area around it.
Who to seek if I have been biten by a spider and how do I know it is a spider bite?
It IS probably a spider bite. It does not sound like a brown recluse, so it's really nothing to worry about. If it should get more cruddy and infected, you could see a doc, but right now it sounds like it's gonna be ok.
Reply:You can go to you regular doctor and get it checked out - you may need an antibiotic.
Since you are still alive and have not lost your arm to gangrene yet, suffice it to say you have not been bitten by one of the dangerous species of spiders such as black widow or brown recluse. Anything else is the same as if you were bit by another non-poisonous insect.
If you find that you can now climb walls and shoot webs from your wrists, then you were likely bitten by a radioactive spider that had escaped from a research lab.
Reply:ya get it checked out by a doctor
its definately not poisenous because within 24 hours you would of at least seen your arm start to "rot" away and you would of definately freaked out and seen a docter :P
anyways its not to serious in fact it may be a fire ant they tend to do that (pain, more pain, itchy, blister, itchier, blister opens, pain, then its gone; in that order for me anyways)
Reply:Apply hydrogen peroxide to clean the area and apply some neosporin to keep away infection. It could have been a spider bite...probably a wolf spider, or European house spider, as they are very common in Ontario...it would not be the poisonous hobo spider or brown recluse because they are not found in Ontario. Resist the urge to pick or squeeze! And if you are worried about it, or it seems to worsen, or if you come down with flu like symptoms such as fever or nausea then see your doctor.
Also, if it were a tick bite...the tick would be visible...you won't get Lyme disease if the tick didn't latch on...I doubt the person below is a real EMT. And a spider bite does not always present with two distinct fang punctures, due to the fact that the spider is so small and his fangs so close together...a snake bite would show two punctures.
Reply:This is hard to tell if it is a spider bite. what i am worried about is possibly a tick because spider bite usually presents with two not one puncture mark. your description also greatly matches that of a tick bite. IF YOU DEVELOP FLU LIKE SYMTOMS SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY this is an indication of lime disease a very bad disease carried by ticks and can cause paralysis.
peacock plant
Who to seek if I have been biten by a spider and how do I know it is a spider bite?
It IS probably a spider bite. It does not sound like a brown recluse, so it's really nothing to worry about. If it should get more cruddy and infected, you could see a doc, but right now it sounds like it's gonna be ok.
Reply:You can go to you regular doctor and get it checked out - you may need an antibiotic.
Since you are still alive and have not lost your arm to gangrene yet, suffice it to say you have not been bitten by one of the dangerous species of spiders such as black widow or brown recluse. Anything else is the same as if you were bit by another non-poisonous insect.
If you find that you can now climb walls and shoot webs from your wrists, then you were likely bitten by a radioactive spider that had escaped from a research lab.
Reply:ya get it checked out by a doctor
its definately not poisenous because within 24 hours you would of at least seen your arm start to "rot" away and you would of definately freaked out and seen a docter :P
anyways its not to serious in fact it may be a fire ant they tend to do that (pain, more pain, itchy, blister, itchier, blister opens, pain, then its gone; in that order for me anyways)
Reply:Apply hydrogen peroxide to clean the area and apply some neosporin to keep away infection. It could have been a spider bite...probably a wolf spider, or European house spider, as they are very common in Ontario...it would not be the poisonous hobo spider or brown recluse because they are not found in Ontario. Resist the urge to pick or squeeze! And if you are worried about it, or it seems to worsen, or if you come down with flu like symptoms such as fever or nausea then see your doctor.
Also, if it were a tick bite...the tick would be visible...you won't get Lyme disease if the tick didn't latch on...I doubt the person below is a real EMT. And a spider bite does not always present with two distinct fang punctures, due to the fact that the spider is so small and his fangs so close together...a snake bite would show two punctures.
Reply:This is hard to tell if it is a spider bite. what i am worried about is possibly a tick because spider bite usually presents with two not one puncture mark. your description also greatly matches that of a tick bite. IF YOU DEVELOP FLU LIKE SYMTOMS SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY this is an indication of lime disease a very bad disease carried by ticks and can cause paralysis.
peacock plant
Part-Time Job Seeking 18 Year Old Male?
I'm trying to get out of Stop %26amp; Shop Grocery Meat Department, as I'm getting sick and my hands have random red target lesions (Erythema Multiformis) on them from being allergic to something. I've been looking everywhere, but I don't see anyone hiring. I've checked Craig's List, Monster.com, and all the other job search functions. Anyone know anyone in the Boston area who needs someone for computer work? I'd rather do computer work considering I'm going to college for Multimedia.
Part-Time Job Seeking 18 Year Old Male?
Your college should be able to help you find a part-time job. Most schools have an office that helps students find employment or at least a job board. You may be able to find a paid internship in your field.
Reply:why don't you try a temp agency or employment agency? in the boston area, there's bound to be tons of them.
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Part-Time Job Seeking 18 Year Old Male?
Your college should be able to help you find a part-time job. Most schools have an office that helps students find employment or at least a job board. You may be able to find a paid internship in your field.
Reply:why don't you try a temp agency or employment agency? in the boston area, there's bound to be tons of them.
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Reply:You may also look out for an option to work online to make extra cash in your spare time. I am a part time worker doing work online at home, so I would like to share a link where you can make $600-$1500 in a month working at home. The work need to be done is posting/answering a discussion and uploading any photo/image of your interest. For details visit
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I've been feeling nauseous for the past year, but I'm not pregnant. What's causing it?
I saw GI doc and he found mild antral erythema but didn't give me much to soothe my discomfort. He insist that there is nothing wrong with my GI tract. What else can be wrong with me that's making me nauseous for a year now? Please help.
I've been feeling nauseous for the past year, but I'm not pregnant. What's causing it?
First - a person can NOT feel "nauseous", because that word means "causing nausea". A person CAN feel nauseated.
One possibility is a chronic ear infection, either in the middle or inner ear. These can cause nausea and/or dizziness. It's worth visiting an ENT specialist to find out.
Reply:Maybe you are just anemic,try with some vitamins.And visit a doctor for some blood tests.
I've been feeling nauseous for the past year, but I'm not pregnant. What's causing it?
First - a person can NOT feel "nauseous", because that word means "causing nausea". A person CAN feel nauseated.
One possibility is a chronic ear infection, either in the middle or inner ear. These can cause nausea and/or dizziness. It's worth visiting an ENT specialist to find out.
Reply:Maybe you are just anemic,try with some vitamins.And visit a doctor for some blood tests.
Does anyone have any experience with IPL laser treatments?
I have had 2 IPL (intense pulsed light) laser treatments on my face and arms for redness (erythema). I was wondering if anyone out there has had this procedure done, and what your results were like. I have one treatment left, and so far I am not noticing much difference in my face, but minor differences on my arms.
Does anyone have any experience with IPL laser treatments?
my god...it hurts like hell!!!!!!I dunno bout u but my specialist increases the pulse rate and the final one stings like hell...I also do get tremedous nausiating headaches the next day...I've stopped going to her ever since...
Does anyone have any experience with IPL laser treatments?
my god...it hurts like hell!!!!!!I dunno bout u but my specialist increases the pulse rate and the final one stings like hell...I also do get tremedous nausiating headaches the next day...I've stopped going to her ever since...
What is this lump on my leg?
I have a doc appointment for monday, but what might this be?
its about half the size of an egg and seems to be getting bigger, i have had it about 3 weeks, not painful unless i press it. its on my right leg on my calf muscle, towards the back but a little bit on the side. i had erythema nodosom when i was pregnant, could it be this? i am not pregnant.
What is this lump on my leg?
This lump, at half the size of an egg and getting bigger, must be checked by your GP, especially because it's increased in size in only 3 weeks.
Every new 'lump and bump' anyone gets must be checked by their doctor no matter where it is, and especially if it seems to be getting bigger. It's unlikely to be your Erythema Nodosum which usually attacks the shins at the front of the leg.
This may, more likely be a lipoma, a lump of fatty tissue, and even (though rare) to be a protrusion or herniation (pushing out) of muscle fibres from your calf muscle - it's hard to tell without examining you! Neverthless, get your GP's opinion - soon.
Reply:Sounds like a big lump to me.
Reply:I bet it is erythema nodosom but I am so glad you are going to get it checked out with the Dr. Good Luck....
Reply:It could just be a cyst because they do increase in size due to the jelly substance that they are filled with. It is great that you have a doctors appointment because he or she can examine it and let you know what has to be done.
Reply:As a woman it is probably your brain..else a cyst
Reply:Like a bruies or a tangled skin tissue. I dunno, maybe a small tumor. I know a girl who had one on her jaw and had to get it removed. We always joked it was a tumor but it wasn't.
Reply:might be your knee cap?
Reply:not enough info given in question,
is it red, warm or is the swelling spreading?have you run a fever?do you have all sensation intact to the extremitie lower to it, that is any numbness or tingling? can you walk on that leg?
you could have a bloot clot and that is a potentionally like threating situation beause ifit breaks off and goes to your lung or heart or brain you could have a pulmonary embolism or a stroke. do not massage the area, most importantly because ifit a clot that could cause it to break apart.
I would call you doc back and let him know it is getttind bigger.
the only other thing i can think it might be is maybe you got a bug bite or scratch and it got infected with staph. in which case you need antiboptics and it needs to be drained and the fulid or cells removed need to be tested. insist on a culture of the fluid remover so you know what it is. this also tells the doctor what antiobotis is appropriate to use.
Reply:The symptoms of Erythema multiforme are;
* Fever, malaise and itching of skin
* Sudden eruption of spots, bumps, and lesions
* Concentrated lesions
* Rashes on the face and arms
These are the symptoms of Erythema nosdosum :
* Tiredness, malaise and flu kind of symptoms
* Clusters of nodules and lesions on shins, forearms, thighs, and trunk
* Joint pain
... if you have two or more of these, you might have E. nodosum. But it appears, from your description, that you have not. It is best to consult the doctor as soon as possible so the worst can be prevented. =] I'm guessing it's a sebaceous cyst, a type of generally non-cancerous skin problem. BEst regards!
Reply:I also say a cyst. Dont worry about it to much pet. X Glad your sensible enough to go to the GP.
pink
its about half the size of an egg and seems to be getting bigger, i have had it about 3 weeks, not painful unless i press it. its on my right leg on my calf muscle, towards the back but a little bit on the side. i had erythema nodosom when i was pregnant, could it be this? i am not pregnant.
What is this lump on my leg?
This lump, at half the size of an egg and getting bigger, must be checked by your GP, especially because it's increased in size in only 3 weeks.
Every new 'lump and bump' anyone gets must be checked by their doctor no matter where it is, and especially if it seems to be getting bigger. It's unlikely to be your Erythema Nodosum which usually attacks the shins at the front of the leg.
This may, more likely be a lipoma, a lump of fatty tissue, and even (though rare) to be a protrusion or herniation (pushing out) of muscle fibres from your calf muscle - it's hard to tell without examining you! Neverthless, get your GP's opinion - soon.
Reply:Sounds like a big lump to me.
Reply:I bet it is erythema nodosom but I am so glad you are going to get it checked out with the Dr. Good Luck....
Reply:It could just be a cyst because they do increase in size due to the jelly substance that they are filled with. It is great that you have a doctors appointment because he or she can examine it and let you know what has to be done.
Reply:As a woman it is probably your brain..else a cyst
Reply:Like a bruies or a tangled skin tissue. I dunno, maybe a small tumor. I know a girl who had one on her jaw and had to get it removed. We always joked it was a tumor but it wasn't.
Reply:might be your knee cap?
Reply:not enough info given in question,
is it red, warm or is the swelling spreading?have you run a fever?do you have all sensation intact to the extremitie lower to it, that is any numbness or tingling? can you walk on that leg?
you could have a bloot clot and that is a potentionally like threating situation beause ifit breaks off and goes to your lung or heart or brain you could have a pulmonary embolism or a stroke. do not massage the area, most importantly because ifit a clot that could cause it to break apart.
I would call you doc back and let him know it is getttind bigger.
the only other thing i can think it might be is maybe you got a bug bite or scratch and it got infected with staph. in which case you need antiboptics and it needs to be drained and the fulid or cells removed need to be tested. insist on a culture of the fluid remover so you know what it is. this also tells the doctor what antiobotis is appropriate to use.
Reply:The symptoms of Erythema multiforme are;
* Fever, malaise and itching of skin
* Sudden eruption of spots, bumps, and lesions
* Concentrated lesions
* Rashes on the face and arms
These are the symptoms of Erythema nosdosum :
* Tiredness, malaise and flu kind of symptoms
* Clusters of nodules and lesions on shins, forearms, thighs, and trunk
* Joint pain
... if you have two or more of these, you might have E. nodosum. But it appears, from your description, that you have not. It is best to consult the doctor as soon as possible so the worst can be prevented. =] I'm guessing it's a sebaceous cyst, a type of generally non-cancerous skin problem. BEst regards!
Reply:I also say a cyst. Dont worry about it to much pet. X Glad your sensible enough to go to the GP.
pink
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