Friday, July 06, 2007

gasp!

Is it trueeee???

Apparently, i've got eczema...

Okay, so for about the past 3 months, there's this patch of itchyness on my left upper arm, which sometimes manifests itself as mossie bites (uh...could be due to my scratching lah) Otherwise it's just itchy normal-looking skin.

Now,as in this very second, it's like this slightly raised reddish patch which is itchy. (measuring about 2.5x3cm) which will go away in a few hours.

Sometimes the itch spreads to the back (and now i look like a case of acne scars *sob*)

The same area on my right arm sometimes itches as well.

Rite! that was my patient statement. Whaddya think?

The differential is uh...

1. contact dermatitis
2. psorasis
3. atopic dermatitis (eczema) -which is the provisional diag. actually
4. psychological probs. (wahaha...no la...i'm not imagining the itch)
5. diaper rash (hey, maybe the uh...warm climate creates a diaper effect on my arm(s))

U know, i always knew i was a slow-bloomer...even my skin tries to prove that.

Also, i think i'm ready to go back to uni... uh huh

Mace the itch!!!

2 comments:

Malicious said...

I don't know what to do with my skin either? I'm trying to ditch the habit of scratching so much, but it's difficult...

Anonymous said...

Well, if you don't know what to do~ then MACE it~! =)


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