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Friday, October, 23, 2009

I Get Welts On My Legs From Itching Them

Health Encyclopedia: Corticosteroids Overdose

Symptoms
  • Swelling in lower legs , ankles, or feet
  • Nervousness
  • Sleepiness
  • Depression
  • Discontinuation of the menstrual cycles
  • Weakness
  • Worsening of disease state such as ulcers, diabetes
  • Deafness
  • Itching skin
  • Burning skin
  • Dry skin
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Convulsions
  • Muscle weakness
  • Psychosis

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Expert & Community Posts

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Battling Dry Skin in the Winter
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...  The chief presenting complaint in my office is itching (pruritis). Dry skin is often... Read more »

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My Byetta Progress Report
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

The pounds keep coming off. In my previous progress report here about my weight loss on Byetta I... Read more »

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Herpes and Itchy Skin
By Penelope James , Health Expert

Do you ever get the sensation of itching all over your body?  I had it so bad last week that I... Read more »

Health Guide

Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Introduction
...patients with RLS also experience semi-rhythmic movements called periodic limb movement disorder, or PLMD.Itching and pain, particularly aching pain, may be present.Patients experience symptoms... Read more »
MS symptoms
...progresses:Imbalance and dizziness.Tremors.Facial pain.Spasm-related symptoms. They include burning, itching, aching, quivering sensations. They usually occur in the extremities and last seconds... Read more »
Cirrhosis: Symptoms
...of Primary Biliary CirrhosisPeople with primary biliary cirrhosis are subject to severe generalized itching and often develop small fatty yellow lumps called xanthomas on the eyelids, hands, and... Read more »
Herpes Simplex: Symptoms
...10 days. Blisters in moist areas heal more slowly than others. The lesions may sometimes itch, but itching decreases as lesions heal.When the crust falls off, the lesions are no longer contagious.... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Other Skin Cancers
...appearances:They usually appear as a round area of thickened skin that does not change color or cause pain or itching.Very slowly, the lesion spreads out and develops a slightly raised edge, which... Read more »

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