Body rashes: symptoms and treatment

Symptoms/ signs Of Body Rashes

These may include
• Fever due to infections or inflammation
• Itching which may be mild, moderate or severe
• Tingling or burning sensation
• scaly patches of skin
• blisters or ring-like spots on the skin
• skin lesions like papules, spots, vesicles or macules
• small red bumps
• dry rough skin

Categories of body rashes

• Some body rashes not caused by any infections may present as itchy or pruritic scaly patches on the skin. These rashes are known as eczema. Atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis are the most common forms of eczema.
• Body rashes caused by fungal or bacterial infections also appear as scaly patches or pus-filled sacs on the skin. Ringworm and impetigo are the most common fungal and bacterial skin infections presenting as body rash respectively.
• Shingles or chickenpox (viral infections) and adverse drug reactions may cause red pruritic rashes or patches all over the body.

Treatment of body rash

(home and over-the counter remedies)

What you can do at home to treat Body Rashes
• You can also apply Olive oil to the affected area. It has been shown to have therapeutic effects on skin rash.
• Apply Aloe vera gel or pulp on the affected region. This can be very effective.
• Immerse your body in Oatmeal bath. This can provide instant relief.

• The irritation can be reduced by Apply baking soda on the affected body part.

• You can make a balm from yellow dock root, chaparral and dandelion and apply on the affected areas.

• Washing the affected skin area with chamomile tea has been said to helpful. Add steep 2-3 tsp of fresh or dried chamomile flowers to a cup of boiling water. Stir the mixture and allow it to cool.

• Place a piece of cotton cloth soaked in calcium water on the affected area. This will reduce inflammation and itching.
• Apply a mixture of basil leaves with 1 olive oil, garlic , salt and pepper on the rashes.
• Take Citrus fruits to increase Vitamin C.

What you can buy from the drug store to treat body rashes
• creams that stop itching e.g
camphor-containing creams
menthol,
pramoxine (Itch-X),
ordiphenhydramine (Benadryl);

• antihistamines like
diphenhydramine
chlortrimeton
loratadine (Claritin, Claritin RediTabs, Alavert); and

moisturizing lotions.

If the above measures prove abortive , or if the rash persists or becomes more widespread, a visit to a general physician or dermatologist is advisable.
This article is a general view of body rashes.