Can someone take a look at my pics and tell me what you think this is.....?

Question

Its just on the sides of my back before it meets the armpit and the back of my thighs are starting too. I haven't ate anything different and it started after I left the tanning bed last night. I've sat in the hot oatmeal bath 3 times and have put Caladryl on also.. nothing is helping. I do not have a doctor nor the money to see one.. What can I do??
here are the pics, click on them..


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/paralyzedfetus/nastyskin.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/paralyzedfetus/102_2888.jpg

it tiches!

i mean it itches***

Answer 1

I do not know what it is but you may have had a reaction to a cleaning solution from the tanning bed, try benadryl.

Answer 2

First of all... STOP tanning. Tanning beds are just as bad for you as the sun. They cause wrinkles and skin cancer the same way the sun does. It looks like your skin is REALLY irritated by the tanning... Depending on how much you tan, there could be several different reasons for this rash. I used to tan, but the first time I noticed a blister like what you have in such huge patches, I stopped. I would seriously see a doctor about it, but as you don't plan on going, I would save the money you'd spend on tanning, lotions and other things of the sort until you can afford to go. Good luck!

Here's a link telling you some stuff about tanning: http://www.skincancer.org/artificial/index.php

I also found this: Photodermatosis is a skin disease that is caused by exposure to sunlight. People with photodermatosis may develop skin rashes following exposure to the sun. Polymorphous Light Eruption is the most common type of photodermatosis. It is most likely due to an abnormal immune system reaction to the sun. Polymorphous light eruption occurs in approximately 10 to 20 percent of otherwise healthy individuals, so it is a relatively common condition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photodermatosis

Answer 3

It looks like you may possibly have atopic dermatitis, a fancy way of saying something irritated your skin. It was likely from the tanning bed, but probably not from another person contaminating it. At any rate, use hydrocortisone cream (it may sting a little if you have been scratching the rash). Stick with loose cotton clothes and use a non-irritating soap like dove or cetaphil. Give it a day and if it gets worse or if it doesn't begin to improve after 2 days you will need to probably see a doc, because it could be a more serious infection.

Answer 4

Try hydrocortisone cream. It looks like an alergic reaction. Was it a different tanning lotion ? Was the bed cleaned? Did you stay in the bed longer than normal?

Answer 5

You have to stay off the tanning bed - its like placing yourself in a microwave oven. Your skin maybe very fair and can't take the uv lamps in a tanning bed.

Get some cortisone cream and rub some on.

Answer 6

It could be hives or heat rash, try taking some Benadryl and apply hydrocortisone cream or calamine lotion on it, all over the counter medications. Try to keep the area cool and dry. Best luck.

Answer 7

Looks like a basic rash to me. I get it when I use the wrong laundry detergent. Try some aloe.

Answer 8

looks kind of like a heat rash? have you been in hot weather with thick clothes, or just clothes covering that area.. if it is, it should look like a bunch of pimples, try not to pick at them, which would result in scarring

Answer 9

I think they are hot. Especially the red bumps.

Answer 10

ecema, it is a skin irritation go to the dermotoligist. It is itichy?
Not sure on spelling.