I have the same darn thing going on. About ten on each arm and some on the upper part of my legs in the front. Itchy as heck!

I tried changing soaps but to no avail... I haven't done anything different.

I'm looking up symptoms of measles and chicken pox but I don't think I have either.

My sister and I have the same thing-my sister went to the Dr. To find out what it was and he couldn't give a good diagnosis of it or what it was caused from. I happy to know others have the same thing-

I have been reading posts like this all over the internet about women who have this sort of thing, and I dont understand why there's not that much doctors know about it. I had the same thing a year ago and it's definately a viral infection I think I got from a tanning bed. I has itchy red bumps on my chest and stomach that got so bad that it kind of looked like a burn. It was gross. So my doctor perscribed me this two week antibiotic that comes in one of those aluminum pop out trays (they were very strong but I dont remember the name) the rash was gone in a couple of days but you have to continue taking the pills until they're gone. But now the rash is coming back out of nowhere! It's a nightmare! I think it may be brought on by stress... But my main point is dont let your doctor tell you it's nothing! Just tell him to perscribe you an antibiotic (a strong one) and you'lll be out of your itchy misery.

Sounds a lot like eczema

Im a 16 year old male and yesterday I just noticed alot of red bumps on my skin that are somewhat pretty itchy....They are all near my elbow on my left arm theres about 17 of them they look like misquito bites its really like and id like to know what it is..Or if I should go toi my doctor

Don't mean to scare anyone, but it also sounds like it could be scabies. Most people hear that word and think it's some risque std, but it's actually quite common to get (and fairly easy to get rid of) - especially if you have the rash in mostly 'warmer' places and none on the face. It's spread by direct contact, but it is very contagious (similar to lice) and it often doesn't show up for a while until suddenly you break out in an extremely itchy rash (most commonly between and under the breasts, in the upper thigh and pelvic area, and on the inner elbows and armpits). My husband and I went through a heck of a time trying to get a doctor to finally diagnose it - I finally had to just tell my doctor what to prescribe (lindane) and we finally got rid of it. They say it's very commonly spread among children and my husband is a pediatric nurse so i'm sure that's we got it!

Hi... When I woke up 2 days ago, I noticed I had over 100 bumps all over my body, excluding my face. About a week ago I had between 5 and 10 just on my legs, but then they spread. I went to the doctor last night and he was not sure what this is. He gave me a cortizone shot and I think it helped a little. He also prescribed me some medicine but I forget the name. He said the bumps don't look like hives. My bumps don't really itch, but some are pretty painful. I have tried taking benedryl but I didn't notice any changes. I have been under a lot of stress lately and I thought that might be the cause of the bumps. If you have found out any information about these yet, please let me know. Thanks.

I have been living with this red itcty stuff all over my body for months, it sucks and some are larger than others and get really dry...But I went to the doctor and they told me that it is an exema allergic reaction but I didnt do anything different soap or perfume wise. And for the person that posted the thing about scabies, their wrong! When I was talking to the doctor she said they are definatly not scabies because scabies are infections and gruesome. Just to let a few people know cold showers will help the itching ease and if you use this soap ( anti bacterial) that is used in hospitals and you can buy in the drug store called cetephil, it will help as well. For the ones that are really irritated neosporin helps a little, it wont get rid of it but it will soothe and make the reddness go down. And that last piece of advice that has helped me is dont wear anything twice. Even if it is a pair of pj pants that you walked around in for a few hours. Wash them then wear them, it really helps, I dont know why but clean clothes dont ever itch.

I have little red bumps as well. They are all over my inner arms, my torso, sides, armpits, thighs and butt. At first I thought it might be chicken pox, but I doubt it because I already had a severe case when I was little. I was in a hot tub saturday night (and its now tuesday night). I noticed the bumps first came out monday afternoon. Now the bumps are raised and half of them are getting white pus heads, like you can pop them. What I believe I have is a bacterial infection from pseudomonas aeruginosa. It causes an infection of the hair follicles. So if any of you were in hot tubs, pools, water parks, lakes, or even at then gym, this could be your cause as well. It's very common during the summer season. Some of you maybe have swimmers itch, or heat rash even.

That sounds a lot like what I have. It would make sense that it could've came from a hot tub or pool cuz I have used both. Do your bumps itch? Mine didn't. For the most part they have gone away. They are still a little visible on my inner arms and my hips... Those are the spots I had them the most. I noticed that I got them worse every time I went to a different state... But again, I was using a hot tub or pool at each location. What are you using to treat your bumps?

Mine are pretty much gone now as well they only last for a little more than aweek. There a just a few red blothes and some flaky skin. Mine itched abit in the beginning but as they turned into little heads, and became more red and inflammed they were more painfun then anything. I had them mostly on my inner arms, my armpits, and around my buttocks. You get more of them where your bathing suit has been rubbing or touching your skin. To treat I was just using diluted vinegar soaks a couple times a day, and I bathed with epson salts. I pretty much knew the cause right off the bat. You always gotta be careful about hot tubs you go in, because of the warm temp bacteria tend to thrive. It's actuallly pretty disgusting if you think about it lol.

I looked up that bacteria and founds some pics... They looked exactly like mine. Thank you so much for helping me out cuz the doctor had no idea what it was from. My skin must be sensitive to that bacteria because there were other people in the hot tub with me and no one else broke out. I'm gonna be a lot more careful from now on.

It is called pityriasis rosea. Trust me, I had it too. They think it is caused by a virus but there are no drugs to cure it. It took a while to go away, about three weeks and my skin was still dry and slightly itchy for a month after. I used caladryl loction to relieve some of the itching. Nothing much more you can do except wait for it to go away.

:? :( whatever you are all talking about I have. This just occured on saturday night. I was sleeping and in the middle night became very itchy on my legs, my stomach, and my arms. I woke up the next morning and had little red itchy bumps that looked like mosquito bites. My spouse had nothing. The second night was even worse. I rubbed lotion throughout the day, but by the end of the day i'm in my own personal hell. I dont have a pet so its not fleas, in fact I initially thought I was bitten by a bug in my sleep, but the bumps are all in the same areas on both sides of my body so it cant be a bug bite. I went to the drug store and they told me to by bactine which is a first aid liquid that relieves itching. I also bought benadryl. Can someone confirm this is pityriasis rosea and advise how that conclusion came about? I appreciate it.

Hello,
i've been experiencing this itchy bichy thing rayt now. I went to my doctor to consult about this and they found out that it's is a pityrias
is rosea. It's a common skin diseases but the cause was still unknown. Strange is'nt it? I started having some raised non-itchy bumps a week back on my chest area. In just 8 days it was spread out all over my body(across my back, inner arms and armpit. Now its visible and itchy all over my chest,stomach, back, hands, forearms,lower abdomen, some noticeable in my inner thighs and legs. There is none on my face. Some appear red and raised in different sizes, some turned dark purple and dried out in my lower abdomen area. However the ones on the chest are red and bumpy. If casued by a virus , he said could have got from someone or somewhere, but its not known. He used a two word medical term for this which I coudnt pick up although I asked him twice. He said just take a benadryl and it will take its time of a month to go. I am one week into this and knowing it will be a month before this goes is gruelling. Last two nights I also have been using caladryl to soothe my itching sensation. I also tried oatmeal and guava leaves bath but sadly it did'nt help me ease the itchy and very irritating feeling. My doctor recommend a antibacterial medicine tablet (erythromycin 500mg). I must take it for a period of 2 weeks. I hope this will gonna work.

Could it be pityasrasis rosea?

You all might want to try researching keratosis pilaris. I have it. It's tiny red bumps that can occur all over the body (arms, legs, face, butt, back etc) although mine don't regularly itch, just bothersome.

My roommate and I have both started being really itchy lately. I thought it was just me, but when I pointed it out he confirmed that he has been really itchy lately. I notice the itching more than the bumps, and it's all over the place, but mainly my upper thighs and butt. There are tiny bumps but not a whole lot right now. In some places there are almost no bumps but it still itches. We have not made any changes in soap or anything, we both haven't been in a hot tub or gym or pool, although we do use the same shower. And we sleep in different beds. So I don't think this is keratosis pilaris due to it being hereditary. Does anyone know what this could be or what could cause it?

Eczema is what I found out that it must be. I've tried everything. Even soaking in the bathtub with oatmeal just to sooth my body. My bumps have went away and now I have rashes all over my hands and thighs. I'm still going to the doctor to see what else I can do. All the other cremes that i've tried have done nothing. My son and daughter now makes jokes of me saying that I have to put on my flea power.