What does posion ivy look like?

Question

I have a red weeping rash on my legs. I have recently been hiking, its it posion ivy. What does posiion ivy look like

I should say what does the rash look like? I know what the plant looks like. I didnt see any but that doesnt mean I didnt get into any of it. I wasnt looking that carefully!

I itch like crazy and its really ugly

Answer 1

Sounds like it could be. Check the following link I left under sources for pictures of it and more info

Itching (pruritus) of the skin in exposed areas
Skin redness or inflammation in the exposed area
Tenderness of the skin in the exposed area
Localized swelling of the skin
Warmth of the exposed area (may occur)
Skin lesion or rash at the site of exposure
Lesions of any type: redness, rash, papules (pimple-like), vesicles, and bullae (blisters)
May involve oozing, draining, or crusting
May become scaly, raw, or thickened

Answer 2

There are some pictures on the Mayo sanatorium internet website - see link below. It develops into blisters. Whichever that is, hypersensitive reaction medicine can help you relieve the rash. it may very last as lengthy as 3 weeks no matter if that is poison ivy. you may also use over the counter drugs to alleviate the itching -- anti-itch cream that announces that is for poison ivy also in a good number of cases works for hypersensitive reactions. Calamine Lotion. Cortisone cream.

Answer 3

I would give you a 99.99% on poison Ivy my friend and it sounds like you have a pretty good case. You may have to go to an ER for treatment.
Try not to itch, I know it's hard, you'll only spread it. Don't break the blisters if you can.
Make sure you wash the clothes you were wearing, they'll spread the poison from the clothes., don't touch things, your spreading it. Get someone to get you Lot's of Calamine lotion and put that on, Lot's of it.
Wash your hands every time you touch it. Good luck.

One P.S. do not, repeat, do not touch your face with your hands. You can easily get it in your eyes and it's dangerous, don't take this lightly.

Answer 4

It is a leafy plants with 3 pointed leaves, at this time of year the stem starts to turn white.

Answer 5

poison ivy has three leaves. the ends of the leaves are sort of pointy i warn you to stay away from isn't contageous but if you scratch it after you get it it will leave a scar. so be careful!

Answer 6

like a rash and if you itch it you can spread it it can have little spots too you would love oatmeal lotion or a bath in oatmeal. also good for chicken pox.(you could get shot now a day) for chicken pox.

Answer 7

Do you mean what does the poison ivy plant look like or do you mean what does the poison ivy rash look like?

Sounds like you have poison ivy rash but it could be poison oak or another irritating plant.

The rash looks like little water filled pimples. Careful not to scratch because it can spread. I picked it up off my dog's coat years ago and it was agony. The doctor gave me a shot and some cream. I think the over the counter stuff will help the itching but not as well as the prescription remedies.

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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/taxonomy/plants/spermatophyta/angiosperms/dicotyledonae/anacardiaceae/Poison%2520Ivy/JSC%2520981016%2520Poison%2520Ivy%25202.JPG&imgrefurl=http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/taxonomy/plants/spermatophyta/angiosperms/dicotyledonae/anacardiaceae/Poison%2520Ivy/&h=300&w=400&sz=42&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=ff2y8NuYhPmTbM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpoison%2Bivy%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official_s%26sa%3DN

Answer 8

Look it up on Wikipedia. They will have the answers.

Answer 9

I heard it has three leaves (something similar to that)- check this website

http://www.scienceu.com/library/articles/flowers/poison_ivy.html