Ok so this is a weird question, but I'm kind of wondering why my wrist has a mark on it, it's right on my wrist where people would typically cut themselves I guess and right now it looks like a scar that healed (a pretty big scar) that healed and it's just sticking up on my skin. I guess I don't know how to explain this very well but it just literally appeared out of no where tonight and it itches now a little. Maybe it appeared after I scratched it I guess, but it doesn't look like the normal mark after irritation. I know it's weird but if anyone might know what I'm talking about of if it's no big deal please let me know....thanks everyone.
2007-03-28 17:53:56 · 10 answers · asked by mda 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
That's happened to me before a few times. After I scratched myself that it kind of raised a long mark but didn't turn red. I don't know why that happened unless it was something to do with allergy medication but in any case it went away and healed like a regular scratch.
2007-03-28 17:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like an allergy. You might have scratched it on something you're allergic to, like a plant or cat's claw (you can have a reaction to their scratches even if you aren't allergic to cat hair). Or you could have a case of dermatographia, where a regular scratch--even an "I'm itchy" casual scratch--creates raised marks on your skin. It's most likely it's just a temporary condition, because your skin is sensitive for some reason or another. And the actual raised bits will definitely be temporary. I'll point out too that wrists are a really common area to get the first sign of an allergic skin reaction.
You can take some Benadryl and/or use some cortisone cream to calm down your skin. It's happened to me before (only at certain times in my life, probably less than 10 sort of month-long periods), and it's not something to worry too much about unless you start getting bad hives from contact with things. Then you should probably see a doctor.
When I first had a temporary bout of dermatographia, I was a teenager and had some fun tracing letters onto my skin and trying to convince my sister I was possessed. ;)
You can read more about dermatographia here:
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00755.html
Good luck to you!
2007-03-29 01:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by blueblue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an allergic reaction. I get them too, usually on the underside of my forearm, welts of all different shapes that are raised. Sometimes there is just one, sometimes many. They itch a little, and I can feel that sort of histamine tingle. I haven't bothered to identify the source, because it happens seldom and doesn't really bother me that much. But it's an allergy, perhaps even an insect bite.
2007-03-29 00:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by Pineapple Hat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
were you sitting at the computer? Maybe you were leaning on it and got an indentation and now it is raised up like a scar.
2007-03-29 00:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like you probably scrapped it on something and it whelped up and now it itches.
Try putting some triple antibiotic on it.
Or peroxide
2007-03-29 00:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by faith♥missouri 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Id say you probably scratched it when you were younger or a cut. If someone asked what it is you can always say you had an accident when you were younger or fell off your bike.
2007-03-29 00:57:48 · answer #6 · answered by sexy-star 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Does it feel like it's under the skin?
2007-03-29 00:57:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i used to cut myself in my sleep, it's rare but a possibility
2007-03-29 00:59:47 · answer #8 · answered by oi-scotty-boi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
creepy... I saw that in a haunted house movie... did it get really cold before it happened?
2007-03-29 00:58:28 · answer #9 · answered by pvtstash2000 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No idea ... i think doctors may have a reply ...
2007-03-29 00:56:55 · answer #10 · answered by AM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋