• PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Have made a Dr appointment for tomorrow. I’ve got these weird things which came up on my arms in a few spots in the past couple of weeks. Thought they were ringworm or similar fungal thing, was treating them with OTC topical cream. Was wondering how TF I got it. But the cream didn’t work and they’ve flared up hugely as a result of my treatment 😳☹️ The same thing happened with my feet a couple of years ago; I thought it was tinea, treated it accordingly and the whole situation got instantly massively worse and it turned out to be eczema.

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      1 month ago

      His lordship’s had a massive eczema flare as well and he’s usually not prone. Must be something in the air

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          He’s prone to psoriasis sometimes, but this is definitely eczema (my sister is allergic to bloody everything and has been her entire life, i’m welllllllllll acquainted with that shit). I suspect it may be because he’s living in ducted heating for the first time in 16 years.

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      Tinea cream can make eczema worse and vice versa, and the skin breakdown from eczema can mean fungal infections take hold more easily, too. My dr suggested mixing a little of both treatment creams together, if either single treatment wasn’t working.

      It might be contact dermatitis or something like that - have you been using any new products lately?

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      1 month ago

      Might be stress-related psoriasis. I have that in my hairline and the outside of my elbows, and its a pain to deal with. Cortisone cream works quite well. If the things are scaly patches that flake off leaving a red sore mark. Might be worth raising this with the dr.

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        I have psoriasis, behind my ears. It rarely comes up on my face but doesn’t stick around. I’ve tried so much to treat it, and I really think it’s stress/mental health. So annoying. Been there since I was a kid, but usually migrates every few years slightly.

        I have a new cream to try though, so we’ll see how that plays out.

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      1 month ago

      got my first round of eczema earlier this year (which i ignored and used the wrong stuff on until i finally saw a GP a few months later for something else), a ridiculous amount of moisturiser every few hours and a little cortisone did the trick

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      I come out in hives that could be anything from stress to chemical sensitivity to a virus or mast cells.

      Be careful if you try cortisone cream - maybe patch test it first before slathering it all over. As I find it just causes redness and stinging for me

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      1 month ago

      Over the last 2 or 3 days I’ve ended up with I think hives or something?

      I thought it was something I ate or something to myself but maybe it’s a statewide thing going on at the moment?