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Topic: Strange Rash....What could it be?

Pixie
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Member # 6977

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I've had a strange rash on my chest for the last 2 weeks. I sort of looks like poison ivy, chicken pox or a major acne break out. I would say poison ivy but it doesn't itch all the time and hasn't spread anywhere else. It can't be chicken pox, I had them when I was younger. And I'm pretty sure it's not a major case of pimples/acne as it is itchy and nothing seems to clear it up.I'm just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem and what was done to help. I'm almost tempted to go outside and get a sun-burn just to zap it away.

Posts: 15 | From New York, New York | Registered: Mar 2005 | IP: Logged |

njlymemom
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 15088

posted

My daughters lyme rash looked like poison ivy.

I know someone that took her 2 children to

dr.J. (until she was too sick to get there)

I remember her telling me that he had pictures

in the waiting room of all these different

rashes.

4 of us have lyme, only one rash among us

and it was not a bullseye.

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Posts: 669 | From somewherebetweentherocks | Registered: Mar 2008 | IP: Logged |

olivia_ham
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Member # 9960

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I broke out in a rash due to a mepron side effect. Sounds similar to the rash you described. My doc told me to take benadryl...I've been taking two at night, and so far it's helping.

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Pixie
Member
Member # 6977

posted

I'm on Mepron and tried taking Benedryl but it only made me really sleepy and didn't help with the rash. I was also told I shouldn't take Benedryl as it might be the cause for my heart fluttering. The rash is more of an eye sore more than anything else.

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