Rash - Does anyone know what it could be? Any recommendations for a doctor?

[bbi1]

Does anyone know what type of rashes these are and the cause of them? They've mainly appeared on my hands/fingers and top of the feet and upper leg. Also, do you have any recommendations for good doctors who specialise in rashes at Pattaya Memorial or Pattaya International hospitals or any others close by? What department of a hospital would you go to?

 

Don't know if it's related but I got hit very hard with flu-like symptoms a few days ago. A very bad headache, aches in joints, and a low-grade fever. Fully recovered from it now. The rashes started appearing around the time I had the flu-like symptoms. Also, there's pain on the sides of both thumbs next to the fingernails (one side of the fingernail) if I press them. They are all red in colour too. Same with a couple of other fingers. Also same with the inner side of both heels of the foot, but it's not red. A bit painful when walking with each step.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by bbi1

[1FinickyOne]

looks more like bites thqn a rash... mites.. ants.. by the distributiin maybe something in your bed.. try a pharmacist. 

[dotpoom]

Why not just walk into any pharmacy and ask them...they seem to know everything and I have always found them to be of great help?

[Sheryl]

Agree looks like bites to me too

If you want to see a doctor ask for dermatologist.

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[pacovl46]

It could be prickly heat rash. I never had it on my hands though. Mainly on my feet due to wearing closed shoes and usually on my back and my legs. 

[lemonjelly]

Do you have any blisters in your mouth?

Hand, foot and mouth disease is quite widespread in Thailand and can affect adults.

[Briggsy]

Do you have pets?

[marcusarelus]

I use this for everything as it is a 3 med cream.  Use it on my dog and wife too.

Edited July 6, 2019 by marcusarelus

[RJRS1301]

9 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

I use this for everything as it is a 3 med cream.  Use it on my dog and wife too.

The same tube??Or you have separate tubes for each??

 

[marcusarelus]

33 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

The same tube??Or you have separate tubes for each??

 

Dog has her own tube - actually when mine gets low I put it outside to use on the dog and buy a new one for myself.  

[owenm]

Definitely looks like dust or bed mites or small mot bites.. I'd be checking around your bedding and spray with a good insecticide around bed box, sheets and doona.

 

After a couple of hours wash everything in washing machine. Hopefully you've got spare sheets in the mean time..

 

Purchase a tube of Bethasone-N cream or equivalent in a gel from a pharmacy and apply 2-3x daily.. This is recommended for insect bites to reduce itch and any possibility of infection. Store in fridge or under 30C.

[Colabamumbai]

If it is in your crotch and armpits also it could be a fungal infection, Fungiderm B  ointment from the pharmacy is available.

[rickudon]

Like lemonjelly says, could be hand, foot and mouth disease. Common in children, rare in adults. Mouth sores?  Rarely dangerous. Should go away within a week.

 

 

[sydneyjed]

You need to get a blood test quick smart is my advice.As already stated maybe insect/bed mites or even an allergy to the washing powder you are using.It (could)also be a mild dose of Dengue Fever also caused by mosquito bites.Anyway with flu like symptom's then all your joints aching it needs to be diagnosed properly for peace of mind!

[NCC1701A]

4 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Don't know if it's related but I got hit very hard with flu-like symptoms a few days ago.

i am not joking, but have you had sex with a sex worker in the last two weeks? oral sex or place your fingers in or around your partners sex organs

 

did you have any cold sores in your mouth at the time you were sick, maybe just before sore throat? inside mouth, lips, tongue?  

 

did the sores on your hands precede your flu symptoms?      

Edited July 6, 2019 by NCC1701A

[soalbundy]

Do something drastic, see a doctor

[soalbundy]

1 minute ago, NCC1701A said:

i am not joking, but have you had sex with a sex worker in the last two weeks? oral sex or place your fingers in or around your partners sex organs

 

did you have any cold sores in your mouth at the time you were sick, maybe just before sore throat? inside mouth, lips, tongue?  

 

did the sores on your hands precede your flu symptoms?      

Don't keep us in suspense, what are you trying to tell him ?

[NCC1701A]

as others pointed out,  look at this:

 

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/image-gallery/hand-foot-and-mouth_disease_in_mouth_1_picture/images.htm

[soalbundy]

you can get foot and mouth disease from sex ? (with a human being) 

[brokenbone]

1 minute ago, soalbundy said:

you can get foot and mouth disease from sex ? (with a human being) 

youre a bit old fashion, or just old, arent you ?

[bbi1]

2 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

Do you have any blisters in your mouth?

Hand, foot and mouth disease is quite widespread in Thailand and can affect adults.

Had one of those white canker sores inside the mouth for nearly a week, but they come and go for many years already.

 

2 hours ago, Briggsy said:

Do you have pets?

No pets

 

2 hours ago, kenk24 said:

looks more like bites thqn a rash... mites.. ants.. by the distributiin maybe something in your bed.. try a pharmacist. 

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Agree looks like bites to me too

If you want to see a doctor ask for dermatologist.

Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

Yes, could be maybe bed bugs or something that bite me I guess. Didn't wash the bedsheets in over a month so I just did it last night.

[soalbundy]

Just now, brokenbone said:

youre a bit old fashion, or just old, arent you ?

Yes to both, but I don't have foot and mouth disease.

[bbi1]

1 hour ago, owenm said:

Definitely looks like dust or bed mites or small mot bites.. I'd be checking around your bedding and spray with a good insecticide around bed box, sheets and doona.

Actually, I am allergic to dust mites which I found out many years ago from the skin prick allergy test.

[RickFarang]

Its you body and it has a problem. A visit to a doctor is not expensive here. Have it see -it might be serious, though it probably is not.

[Pdavies99]

1 hour ago, owenm said:

Definitely looks like dust or bed mites or small mot bites.. I'd be checking around your bedding and spray with a good insecticide around bed box, sheets and doona.

 

After a couple of hours wash everything in washing machine. Hopefully you've got spare sheets in the mean time..

 

Purchase a tube of Bethasone-N cream or equivalent in a gel from a pharmacy and apply 2-3x daily.. This is recommended for insect bites to reduce itch and any possibility of infection. Store in fridge or under 30C.

Actuallt there is a new very good cream now available, namely QUADRIDERM

It is an antifunglal, antibiotic anti-inflammatory, check it out.

 

However I think you have had the sweats, from the flu etc, it is possible you have "Prickly Heat Rash". Buy some Prickly Heat soap and Prickly heat Talcum powder,   ....at worst it will relieve the symptoms.

[moonseeker]

See Dr. Anna at Dermatology Departement in BPH. Best medical dermatologist in Pattaya. Dermatology is a complex medical science and not a TV or online situation. 

I pm u link. Regards. MS>

[Stevemercer]

From the Redgum song.

 

'What's this rash that comes and goes

Doctor, can you tell me what it means

God help me 

I was only 19'

[AlexRich]

It could be something obvious like chickenpox or measles. I broke out in a rash a few years back coupled with headache, aching body, and general weakness. It turned out to be chickenpox, something that I had as a child. The doctor explained that I might have had a weak dose as a child and my immunity had worn off. With people being paranoid about vaccines these old diseases are making a comeback.

[bkk6060]

Those tiny ants that run around quickly can leave a nasty bite similar to yours.

They seem to like areas with water.

 

[erymax]

on the hand and elbow looks like a molluscum contagiosum.