The first time I experienced this rash, it was on my buttocks, & spread to cover an area about 8 inches across. The eruptions since that time can be as small as a single blister, about the size of the ball-point end of a pen, or they can be dozens of blisters. If more than one blister is present, they are clusters, not stripes of blisters (I have experienced poison ivy before also) It usually begins erupting around mid May or early-June, and continues for 5 months. The individual blisters take about 5 weeks to go away, but the area will remain red & flaky for another month or so.
I have tried various topical treatments, including calamine, benedryl lotion, cortisone creams (OTC & prescription strength) and triamcinolone creams. I have also taken a number of oral medications, including benadryl, claratin, cimetidine, atarax and others. Nothing has provided anything more than a minimal reduction in itchiness, nothing seems to speed the healing of the rash.
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2006-06-28
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