What is an illness with the symptoms of a rash on the backs of hands and legs?!


Question: I have a rash on the backs of my hands and the backs of my legs. I dont think that it is poison ivy because my legs have been covered all day. They itch a lot. I put cortizone on it and it still itches


Answers: I have a rash on the backs of my hands and the backs of my legs. I dont think that it is poison ivy because my legs have been covered all day. They itch a lot. I put cortizone on it and it still itches

I still need more info though.

here's a list to help you:

- measles--blotchy red rash
- german measles -- rose coloured rash, low fever, swollen glands in the neck and behind the ears
- roseola infatum -- flat pink rash on the chest, abdomen, and neck.
- Scarlet fever -- a rash that looks like a sunburn with goose pimples
- Chicken pox -- separate, raised pimples, some fo it which blister, thne break and crust
- Eczema -- patches of red itchy, rough red skin
- Hives - itchy white welts on red skin
- ringworm -- circular, red rough patches
- Impetigo -- blisterlike sores that crust
- Prickly heat -- raised, red, pin point spots, usuall on the neck folds
- Diaper rash -- red, chafted-looking skin
- Poison Ivy -- blisters and inflammation accompanied by itching

See a doctor.





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