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cietbrick

10-20-2002, 02:28 PM

i have these little red dots on my arms,chest,and legs. they look like ant bites or mosquitoe bites. some of them itch and some don't.what are they? I think they may be razor burns but I never shave my chest. I've been having them for couple weeks now.

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tinkers

10-20-2002, 02:46 PM

Hi,

I have the same thing. I've had mine foravout 2 months. At 1st I thought that they were pimples but they are not. I have 1 on my face, on back, and 1 arm. A co-worker read about getting outbreaks with stress?? Is this a possibility?

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gobbleduck

10-20-2002, 10:28 PM

Could you be having an allergic reaction to something? Maybe your laundry detergent or fabric softener? I used the same fabric softener for years and then all of a sudden my husband developed an allergy to it. The rash was mostly on his chest and upper arms.

Carla17m

11-19-2002, 08:33 AM

I have got it I got told it was psarisis (think that is the right spelling) You get it with stress your doctor will give you cream and it goes away

kittyd

05-01-2003, 07:15 PM

Or it could be excema, which is basically dry skin so what you can do to get rid of it is use a loofah in the shower and some good moisturizer...

Kallay7

05-08-2003, 09:24 PM

Bet it's body acne. Clogged pores, some will itch some won't. Some have white heads and some are just red, I would get an anti-acne body scrub or one that has the little scrubbies in it. Also, I would avoid using any kind or lotion for a while, especially tanning lotion. Good luck!

N2golf

05-29-2003, 12:34 PM

I get a rash like thing on the inside of my elbows when I dry off from the shower or when I scratch it, the light rash come up. Then it goes away in about a minute or so. I have fair /dry skin, but I'm not sure why drying off and scratching would cause a rash to appear.....