itching for months. tiny red bumps and white patches - Skin Problems Message Board

gnznroses · 07-25-2006, 02:26 PM

back in march my whole family (except my brother actually) started itching. my nephew had a red rash all over him. they took him to a doctor and they said it was scabies. we did the scabies treatment and we all got better. his rash went away. but i never got fully better and after a while started itching even more. since then i've done 5 treatments fo the scabies stuff. i finally went to my doc last month. he had me try an anti-allergy. didn't help he had me try an antibiotic. he had me try another anti-parasite thing. none of it helped. since last month or so i've had these tiny white bumps on my arms and some small white patches behind my shoulders. i mean these bumps are very tiny. and they're all on my upper arms and shoulders. i also have some slightly bigger red bumps, one on each leg, one on my arm, maybe one or two on my ankle. but i itch everywhere. i got referred to a dermatologist but the appointment isn't til mid september which really aggrevates me. i doubt anyone can help, but it's worth a shot i guess.

gnznroses · 07-25-2006, 11:30 PM

USA.
so you have tiny white bumps as well?
my docotr said my bumps could be caused by scratching and not actually causing itching. i dunno if i believe that or not. the red bumps maybe, but the white bumps? i dunno.

gnznroses · 07-26-2006, 10:10 PM

oh, are you saying your white bumps come and go? cause mine don't.
haven't noticed extra dust or any other differences. i know tho that my cousin had scabies. and my sister was around her a lot, so we assumed we had scabies. and i'm sure we did. so i find it strange i started itching same time as everyone else but i didn't get better. but i think doing 7 scabies treatments would've killed em...

gnznroses · 07-27-2006, 06:35 PM

i only have one white patch. and i forgot your other question earlier: i think i do have a freckle-like spot or two on my side that wasn't there before.
i think the white bumps and could possibly be from scratching, cause i noticed they're on my shoulders and the back of my neck, but i don't think there's any where i can't reach to scratch really good. but i don't scratch all that much and when i do it's usally not my shoulders, it's usually my stomach/chest, legs, or arms.

gnznroses · 08-03-2006, 10:22 PM

do you have any appts coming up with a dermatologist? i'm trying to get mine moved up to an earlier date.
and does yours vary by day? like some days i hardly itch at all and other days i itch like crazy.