Random body rash: what could it be?
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I’ve got these red patches popping up all over my body, specifically on my arms and stomach. Right in the middle of them, if you look really closely, there's this tiny white dot—maybe about the size of a dime? They feel kind of hard to the touch and they itch quite a bit. I guess it looks like an allergy, or maybe just a reaction to some mosquito bite...
Now, you might be wondering why I don't think it's just a simple bug bite. Well, both of my daughters and my husband have them too. And I was chatting with my neighbor earlier, and it turns out she has them as well! She thought it was just an insect bite, but hers has been sticking around for a while now. During our talk, she mentioned that two of her relatives who were visiting from St. Louis yesterday showed them too, and they look exactly the same... and they aren't even from around here, plus we haven't shared any meals or anything with them.
It’s been lingering for a while. It itches pretty bad on the first day, and then maybe not quite as much after that, but the spots just won't go away. I tried using some Hydrocortisone, but I guess that didn't really do much.
I'm looking for some advice, please. Just, please, don't tell me "just go see a doctor." I mean, I probably will, but honestly, sometimes when our doctors see something like this "minor" thing, they just brush it off and say it's nothing... but I'm really not happy about us all having this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Now, you might be wondering why I don't think it's just a simple bug bite. Well, both of my daughters and my husband have them too. And I was chatting with my neighbor earlier, and it turns out she has them as well! She thought it was just an insect bite, but hers has been sticking around for a while now. During our talk, she mentioned that two of her relatives who were visiting from St. Louis yesterday showed them too, and they look exactly the same... and they aren't even from around here, plus we haven't shared any meals or anything with them.
It’s been lingering for a while. It itches pretty bad on the first day, and then maybe not quite as much after that, but the spots just won't go away. I tried using some Hydrocortisone, but I guess that didn't really do much.
I'm looking for some advice, please. Just, please, don't tell me "just go see a doctor." I mean, I probably will, but honestly, sometimes when our doctors see something like this "minor" thing, they just brush it off and say it's nothing... but I'm really not happy about us all having this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.