I, too, am suffering from this.  It feels like poison ivy but the bumps are much too small.  It started on the back of my leg behind my right knee.  Now it is all over the backs of my legs in patches and the lower part of my buttocks.  I have started using new products and would like to compare to see if maybe these are common between us. 
Gain laundry detergent (had a coupon)

Nivea snsitive shaving gel

Nivea touch of sparkle body wash

Softsoap nutri serums body wash

Since this is a new thread I am wondering if it is a new product introduced to the market causing this or a new condition that is contageous and spreading.  I have no insurance and cannot afford a doctor visit just for them to tell me thy have no idea and to use something over the counter.  Let's figure this out together.

I originally thought it was scabies.  They appear as really small pink bumps and itch like crazy when I work out.  I noticed them especially on my outer thigh, butt area coincidentally when I was only wearing shorts. After reading the previous reply, I am convinced the soap and laundry detergent are main contributors.  I had just taken a shower, and my skin had felt dry before the intense itching.  I use Gain - Original Fresh and Dial Bar Soap.

I also use gain and dial bar soap, and again it seems the infection is around hair folicles mostly on my legs and upper thighs. its been driving me crazy! at some points i will itch like a mad woman and other times its no problem. i originally thought the bumps were from itching myself with dry skin, but they steadily got worse, even when i used lotion. i noticed it mostly after i would shave my legs but now its constant! gross as it may seem i went a week or two without shaving to see if it would go away thinking it was my razor, but it has not. maybe there is a new ingedient in gain o dial causing this or an alergic reaction of some sort. i also cannot afford to see a doc as i have no medical insurance. all i know is it is spreading and gettin worse and driving me cazy!

tabbie

The common factor seems to be Gain and dial, however I have the same thing and use neither. I use all free and clear and Burts Bees body wash and lotions. But my sister uses completely different body wash and has the same thing. At first we thought it was from our pellet stove but im away at school and still have it. I've also been told it is a result of stresss but I'm always stressed and its never happened before. I'm thinking about going to the doctor but dont want to waste my time if its nothing serious. Does anyone know what it actually is?

i have similar bumps. I am out of town and i was thinking it's the lack of humidity that im used to living in south florida. while staying here i've been using Tide powder detergent and dove soap. I know it's not the dove since i've always used it. Maybe the powder tide? I suppose it could be stress since i'm out of town visiting sick family in the hospital. i seem to itch more at night. and it's worse on my legs and thighs but it's seems to be spreading to my back and arms. I plan on going to the doctor as soon as i get home!

hi I noticed i have red itchy bumps on my legs yesterday after flying from hk...i always ve been alergic to soap and detergents so i try to use neutral all the time, but i bought this new polyester pants and i didnt wash them before wearing them so it makes sense that they have been gone by some chemical process and i also have a lots of strees i woke up with bleeding gums as well...does anyone has that symptom? i just took an allergy medicine i ll check if that work even though im against self medication im in a foreign country with no insurance and this spread double since last night (i wore those pants again before going to bed)...please guys post if you have more symtons...thanks

ik right i have it to in all i use in tide and dial

hey same here, just lately my upper thighs and shins has been itching intensely. as i itched i notice i got tiny small bumps in matters of minutes. when i showered the skin had a burning tinglind sensation. that i cant really describe. I've been applying lotion on to the affected area thinking that maybe it was dry skin, but i've seen no change in the condition. I've also been using the same soaps and detergents for years and never had a problem like this. so i assumed it must have been something that i ate. allergic reaction maybe?

In January 2012 I started getting little tiny red bumps that looked like flea bites that itch really bad.  I get them on my legs, behind my knees, stomach, arms and on my butt.  They too itch and burn when I take a shower.  I went to the dermologist and he said I had Exanthem related to Chicken Pox and normally found in kids.  He said to take Benadryl and rest and that it would go away on it's own in 2 weeks.  Well it has been 4 weeks and I have less of them but I still wake up with new ones.  I don't use any of the detergents or skin care that others have listed.

I to have red itchy marks first started on my pinky with a blister now I just get what looks like bites but did the scarbies treatment and still got them I have been to 6 dermologists and no one has a answer but the first on thought derititis herpetformis which all go's with celiac (gluten free) but all others say no and all test's come back neg but they say it's hard to diagnose celiac.I have used 5 creams ,antibiotics ,prednizone and its no better it seems like they come they are itchy for 3 days and then 3 days later I get new one's I am going nut's but I do think the first derm was right

Did you ever go to the doctor? If so, what did they say?  I thought I had gotten into chiggers, but this has been going on since September.  I went to my Dr. and he had no idea what it could be.  We ruled out all the obvious things like flea bites, scabies, bed bug bites etc.  No one else I do anything with whether home, work, or the stable, is getting these bumps.  I'm starting to feel like I'm crazy!!

I am just wondering how you are doing? Do you still have all the itchy symptoms? My son started itching 5 months ago.,..we have been to the dermotolist several times and they keep saying dry skin./ exzema/foliculitios...my whole family is now itching...very similar to what everyone else is experiencing...have you found any answrers?

I am just wondering how you are doing? Do you still have all the itchy symptoms? My son started itching 5 months ago.,..we have been to the dermotolist several times and they keep saying dry skin./ exzema/foliculitios...my whole family is now itching...very similar to what everyone else is experiencing...have you found any answrers?

Myfamily is experiencing very similar symptoms. Everyone is itchy and has small red bumps and things that look like bited. We have been to the derm several times. We keep getting the same reply. Dry skin and exzema. Please tell us what you have found out.

Thanks

Andrea

  I have had a rash on the inside of both my legs by my knees for 4 weeks.  Started out just a few bumps now it is a raised rash.  Nothing has made it go away.  It is more red than pink.  At times it will seem to be getting better and just looked like little bumps that have been scratch but smooth.  Then they will raise back up again.  It is no where else but on the inside of my legs by my knees by a large area below and above the knee inside of the leg not directly above and below it.  Sometimes it is itchy other times it does not so I am beside myself over it.  Have tried allergy pills, creams.  Nothing will make it go away and stay away.  I also use free and clear to wash my cloths and have not changed bath soap either so this is very distressing. 

i have the same thing, at first i thought it was ringworm with the same characteristics. but its slowly spreads and the raised skin will go down. It then looks like big rashes or starts out in areas like mosquito bites. SO far the first 2 doctors have treated it as if it was fungus but these meds/creams havent done anything to help. The itching is sometimes severe especially in late evening. It is slowly spreading and have new bump/bite like things appear each day.

Me too man  i cannot belive these many people having this and dermotologist or doctors not giving a clear anwsere 

Im just wondering did this happen to everyone in the winter!! or in diffrent season 

cause if it started in the winter we might be on to something!!

Mine started in the winter, and it's only April and I'm still getting them woke up with 5 on my arm today.

Mine started in the winter.. I used to get them when I was a kid on the insides of my knees. I moved to an area where there is hard water and they started on my shins around december. Recently I had them on my stomach.. I used Aquaphor every day and they browned then went away. Now.. I have them on my inner arms and they are spreading. They are really tiny at first then seem to form together into a patch.

Anyone try anything that works?

This is crazy that this many people have these bumps. I have bumps on the inside of my thighs, my butt sometimes, now spreading to my arms and stomach. Sometimes they itch so so bad other times I barely notice it. It has been weeks now, I just looked up scabies on the net and it looks nothing like that. It is driving me crazy and makes my very self concious. If we don't know what they are how do we know if they are contagious. I do not want my daughter or boyfriend to get them. Help someone please

Try using aloe vera gel, it decreased the itch for me. Also try some Oil of Oregano (found at health food stores), it's a strong anticeptic in dropper form. Put a little on your finger then apply to the area. WARNING: Oil of Oregano will sting a great deal for about ten minutes. Do not apply it to the genital area because of the sensativity--if you feel that you have to, remember the pain will go away in a few minutes. There's a substance called humate, a brownish/black powder, which when added to a bath also helps skin conditions. Good luck!

This is crazy that this many people have these bumps. I have bumps on the inside of my thighs, my butt sometimes, now spreading to my arms and stomach. Sometimes they itch so so bad other times I barely notice it. It has been weeks now, I just looked up scabies on the net and it looks nothing like that. It is driving me crazy and makes my very self concious. If we don't know what they are how do we know if they are contagious. I do not want my daughter or boyfriend to get them. Help someone please

This is crazy that this many people have these bumps. I have bumps on the inside of my thighs, my butt sometimes, now spreading to my arms and stomach. Sometimes they itch so so bad other times I barely notice it. It has been weeks now, I just looked up scabies on the net and it looks nothing like that. It is driving me crazy and makes my very self concious. If we don't know what they are how do we know if they are contagious. I do not want my daughter or boyfriend to get them. Help someone please

perhaps the radiation is higher than what we're told and thats why we itch

I think you may be right.  The New World Order wants to de-populate the world and keep less than 20 % around as slaves; what not a better place to start but the northern hemosphere.  Check out "The American Stonehendge", you may get your answer.

it always happens to me in the summer and then goes and comes back the next summer! i dont know what it is but it is driving me crazy it is al up my legs and arms and i only wear jeans!

what you have is eczema! a great way to treat it is to use dye and fragrant free detergents soaps etc...also the medicated creams are expensive even with insurance and also bleach the skin, so i started buying cetaphil and it has helped my daughter, aveeno or cetaphil bodywash will help...there is no cure for this but you can help treat it for the summer! hope this helps!

sorry rule out eczema---this is bacteria from the scratching...get an antibiotic cream or some strong anthehistamine for the itching

Its not ezcema! I have had this for almost 6  years now and it starts out as small pimples when spreading to a new area! My skin is like a scab on the infected area...and raised bumps are all over the back of my lower leg n front but front is not as bad...my right leg was dormant for years but resently its back in full force but not near as swollen as my right leg which is almost 3 times the size of a normal sized leg on a bad day! I would love to share pics with anybody of our skin issue ...maybe some dr reading this can finally put the peices together!

Its not ezcema! I have had this for almost 6  years now and it starts out as small pimples when spreading to a new area! My skin is like a scab on the infected area...and raised bumps are all over the back of my lower leg n front but front is not as bad...my right leg was dormant for years but resently its back in full force but not near as swollen as my right leg which is almost 3 times the size of a normal sized leg on a bad day! I would love to share pics with anybody of our skin issue ...maybe some dr reading this can finally put the peices together!

Its not ezcema! I have had this for almost 6  years now and it starts out as small pimples when spreading to a new area! My skin is like a scab on the infected area...and raised bumps are all over the back of my lower leg n front but front is not as bad...my right leg was dormant for years but resently its back in full force but not near as swollen as my right leg which is almost 3 times the size of a normal sized leg on a bad day! I would love to share pics with anybody of our skin issue ...maybe some dr reading this can finally put the peices together!

Sorry, but this definitely is not eczema! I went to my doc, plus a dermatologist. No one could figure out what it is. There is not an over the counter or prescription medication I haven't used. Nothing seem to help. I am freaking out. By the way I haven't used the bar soap and laundry detergent most people are associating this with.

my word mine also started in winter,this is really freakin me out coz the docter said it was an allergy and gave me medication, it has since stopped speading. yet my mum after she touched it got it as well i think its contagious. no matter wat u do dont sratch coz it spreads to werever part of your body u touch next

please get tested for MRSA

MRSA where?

omg, my nephew some how got it and when i say it spreaded all over his poor little body and he was completely miserable, next thing you know it started on my wrist and spreaded to my legs and now stomach and arms. and my mom has it too.. whatever this is, is conatagious and is itchy. feels like fire ant bites all over! my nephew went to a dermatologist and i was told that  it isnt eczema or scabies... but yet idk what it is. i do not like this little critter at all!

???DONT SCRATCH??? Now you tell me, way easier said than done. I've had this problem on anf off for severla years, all over some days are good some are bad. maybe I should just change careers beacuse if i were a dermatologist I'd HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT!! Too many people with the same symptoms and no one has a direct answer. I've heard ecezema, bed bugs, scabies, dry skin. skin cancer, depression and more during my 11 year bought with this thing. it does seem to spread, it has peek periods, different triggers or different people but all the same symptoms... thats it. I;m gonna become a dermatologist. Now excuse me as i scratch away and then try to shower away my guilt lol.   Good luck guys and keep posting

Well...I feel sooo much better knowing I am not the only one with this ailment...the itchy is really to the point it is tough to function in everyday activities....I wake up in the middle of the night and find myself itching my backside of my upperlegs to the point it bleeds....it is driving my mad....I do use Dial bar soap and have for years.....and I also use Tide Liquid for years for my clothes and linens...I really think it is an alergic reaction to something in our common environments....it has to be....it started on the underside of my upper arms and then on the back sides of my upperlegs...and between my upper legs....it then spread to my belt line and now on my stomach and upper back...it seems to be concentrated on those parts of my body where the skin is thin and sensitive....I will try anything to get the itching to stop....it is HORRIBLE! 

I am comforted knowing I dont seem to have eczema, shingles chicken pox, etc from reading about same condition that I have had only for a month...yes, very itchy...I use the inside peel of a banana and it takes the itch away.  Wipe it on really good and leave it on for the night.  I have also tried using a gob of organic honey smeared on each of my legs and then knee high socks (like a big bandaid) and this took away all the irritations and sensitivity.  At night I peel the socks off, rinse socks well, and rinse my legs well.  I apply Borage oil onto my legs and it keeps most of the itching to a minimum.I stood in a health food store and body dowsed about 20 possible things including colloidal silver but this is the only thing that my body really wanted)  This is not to say that the rash is going away, each day as the old stuff is clearing I am finding new spots developing, however the skin seems smoother . My lower arms are also experiencing this ugliness.  I am also trying zinc tablets, B3 and B6 with the Borage oil along with a liquid form of magnesium as this combo converts the Omega 6 in the borage oil into a great thing to  wipe out allergies, diabetic neuropathy (nerves = itching), some cancers, eczema, and autoimmune disorders.  I have my own theories about this rash...chem trails dumping aluminum into the atmosphere...wouldn't rule out the radiation levels either, however I am taking vegetable iodine to counteract that possibility...and the locals in my area are also noticing similar rashes but other locations than mine.  It has been suggested that there is a new form of chicken pox moving around.  I had shingles 2 years ago (this is a cake walk in comparison) and this has some similarities to the way the healing occurs, and that is a spinoff of the chicken pox virus.   Hope this helped someone out there.

I am comforted knowing I dont seem to have eczema, shingles chicken pox, etc from reading about same condition that I have had only for a month...yes, very itchy...I use the inside peel of a banana and it takes the itch away.  Wipe it on really good and leave it on for the night.  I have also tried using a gob of organic honey smeared on each of my legs and then knee high socks (like a big bandaid) and this took away all the irritations and sensitivity.  At night I peel the socks off, rinse socks well, and rinse my legs well.  I apply Borage oil onto my legs and it keeps most of the itching to a minimum.I stood in a health food store and body dowsed about 20 possible things including colloidal silver but this is the only thing that my body really wanted)  This is not to say that the rash is going away, each day as the old stuff is clearing I am finding new spots developing, however the skin seems smoother . My lower arms are also experiencing this ugliness.  I am also trying zinc tablets, B3 and B6 with the Borage oil along with a liquid form of magnesium as this combo converts the Omega 6 in the borage oil into a great thing to  wipe out allergies, diabetic neuropathy (nerves = itching), some cancers, eczema, and autoimmune disorders.  I have my own theories about this rash...chem trails dumping aluminum into the atmosphere...wouldn't rule out the radiation levels either, however I am taking vegetable iodine to counteract that possibility...and the locals in my area are also noticing similar rashes but other locations than mine.  It has been suggested that there is a new form of chicken pox moving around.  I had shingles 2 years ago (this is a cake walk in comparison) and this has some similarities to the way the healing occurs, and that is a spinoff of the chicken pox virus.   Hope this helped someone out there.

Hi, my 15 yr old daughter has small pink bumps that are spreading.  She has atleast 20-30 now and there are more today than there was last night.  I googled chicken pox, flea bites, mumps, measels, bed bugs they are in her head ( about 3 or 4 ) and spread all the way to her thighs. Someone please help me find out what this is.  I am keeping her home from school  though neither me ( I share a bed with her) and she has a 11 yr old brother, neither of us have any signs of these bumps. PLEASE HEP if you can.

Hi. I have very same bumps and symptoms as your daughter has. My doctor and dermatologist cannot figure out what they really are but I have these helpful tips :

1. Clean your washer at least once a week with drops of bleach  and let it spin for an hour.

2. These bumps seem to tell you when they start itching really bad. So at first sign..that is if you feel one or two bumps start to itch, apply Caladryl Lotion right away and DO NOT scratch. The more you scratch, the more other bumps will start to itch. Once you have applied Caladryl Lotion, let it dry before putting on clothes. What I do is I redularly apply Caladryl Lotion to the parts where the bumps itch the most after shower. It helps prevent itching and keeps the bump controlled.

3. Cheese (especially gouda) and milk seem to prevent much itching. I think it is the Keratonin in Gouda that prevents the itching.

  Again, the rule of thumd is: DO Not Scratch when you feel an itch. Apply Caladryl Lotion right away.

Lemme know if this helps your daughter and spread the word if it does!

i had that problem too , They were flea bites and im still having that issue now nothing is helping and i dont know what to do

You set off bug bombs in your home and spray your bedding if necessary . But the bombs should do it. I got rid of flies. It will work. With me I have fibromyalgia which causes skin issues. So I tried dermarest eczema medicated moisturizer and it is helping. I also have been using the aveeno body lotion the one in the small tub which is really thick. It seemed to make it feel better too.

I have the SAME problem that you decribed your daughter has KIM. None of my family or anyone around me has this. They look and feel almost like small mosquito bites. Mine seemed to have started on my head and face but now I have them on my neck, chest, arms, and legs, however not on my abdomen...odd. They arent visibly noticable really untill I itch them then they get red and only itch more. They will go away but reappear in a new spot. I know that I have sensitive skin and things like laundry detergents DO bother me. I found this website that could be helpfull I am going to try what they suggested to me about a hypoallergenic shampoo. Also I do know from expirience try using the ARM AND HAMMER laundry products and to anyone else who wants to compare soaps and shampoos they all have a common ingrediant of SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE OR SODIM LAURYL SULFATE. which is what makes it foam. It is a major skin irritant. and probably the cause of our problems. Right now i use Treseme shampoo and conditioner and Target brand body wash which still make my reactions appear. but everyone should read this http://www.mysensitiveskincare.com/hypoallergenic-shampoo.html  I think it will help us all!!

I have the SAME problem that you decribed your daughter has KIM. None of my family or anyone around me has this. They look and feel almost like small mosquito bites. Mine seemed to have started on my head and face but now I have them on my neck, chest, arms, and legs, however not on my abdomen...odd. They arent visibly noticable really untill I itch them then they get red and only itch more. They will go away but reappear in a new spot. I know that I have sensitive skin and things like laundry detergents DO bother me. I found this website that could be helpfull I am going to try what they suggested to me about a hypoallergenic shampoo. Also I do know from expirience try using the ARM AND HAMMER laundry products and to anyone else who wants to compare soaps and shampoos they all have a common ingrediant of SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE OR SODIM LAURYL SULFATE. which is what makes it foam. It is a major skin irritant. and probably the cause of our problems. Right now i use Treseme shampoo and conditioner and Target brand body wash which still make my reactions appear. but everyone should read this http://www.mysensitiveskincare.com/hypoallergenic-shampoo.html  I think it will help us all!!

See I started getting itchy with the bumps but they are not really pink until i itch, and they burn all over i thought it was something in my attic, went through bedbug, all the way to hep a-g and just so lost, lacking medical This could be a new H1N1, she my girlfriend recently got it now too

See I started getting itchy with the bumps but they are not really pink until i itch, and they burn all over i thought it was something in my attic, went through bedbug, all the way to hep a-g and just so lost, lacking medical This could be a new H1N1, she my girlfriend recently got it now too

See I started getting itchy with the bumps but they are not really pink until i itch, and they burn all over i thought it was something in my attic, went through bedbug, all the way to hep a-g and just so lost, lacking medical This could be a new H1N1, she my girlfriend recently got it now too

See I started getting itchy with the bumps but they are not really pink until i itch, and they burn all over i thought it was something in my attic, went through bedbug, all the way to hep a-g and just so lost, lacking medical This could be a new H1N1, she my girlfriend recently got it now too

ya i got it in the winter month and my budy has the same thing on his scrotum and mine is on my chest spreading to my back 

Mine just started forming...idk if this is the same thing your talking about but it happened last night and slowly started to form very very small dots sort of like acne without fluid, around my inner thighs and rears of my calves, also a few on my chest and back, and a couple on my arms.

A few years ago i got a rash all over my body but it was a lot worse than this one and its been gone for yearas now...idk if its the same one, hopefully not. but both that one and this current one started at the beginning of winter...i thought and still think its the season change thats reacting with my skin somehow...the first time i went to the doctor a few years ago said he didn't know what it was either but it'll go away in time, which it did...just is very annoying but mine don't itch as much as some of these people say they do

Mine just began about three days ago, it got really cold here. I use a non scented laundry detergent, and Tone (I've been using it for about three years now). I tend to have very sensitive skin, and i can brush up against cardboard and break out in little bumps occasionally. But I've noticed that these bumps only occur when I go outside when I walk to classes and then go inside where there is a drastic temp change. I've never had this problem before, but all I know is the little pink bumps on the back of my legs itch like the dickens!!! I hope that there is a solution for this, cause it's really uncomfortable ti sit through a 2 hour class with legs that itch like poison ivy.

Mine just began about three days ago, it got really cold here. I use a non scented laundry detergent, and Tone (I've been using it for about three years now). I tend to have very sensitive skin, and i can brush up against cardboard and break out in little bumps occasionally. But I've noticed that these bumps only occur when I go outside when I walk to classes and then go inside where there is a drastic temp change. I've never had this problem before, but all I know is the little pink bumps on the back of my legs itch like the dickens!!! I hope that there is a solution for this, cause it's really uncomfortable ti sit through a 2 hour class with legs that itch like poison ivy.

I too have had these same red bumps they itch like hell. they appeared four weeks ago, i've been tested for STDs all tests came back negtive. Being that those options were ruled out i went to the doctor and had them look at it. they ruled out scabies, bed bugs, and fleas. The doctor seems to think that i am allergic to something perhaps a new soap, lotion, or laundry soap. I did recenlty switch to gain laundry detergent so i think that may be the problem. The bumps seem to go away on their own, the doc said if they come back to return to the doctor and theyll drain the bump to see if any fluid is inside and figure out exactly what it is. I hope this helps

Hi Mark,

   I was wondering what ever happened to the issue you were having with the bumps and itching.  I have that now and have no idea what it is.  My wrists and my stomach itch uncontrollably at times.  I too use Gain for my laundry and Dial as my soap...do you think that could be it?  I even went as far as to  research bedbugs...Im a major clean freak in my house and would not know where i got them from but i figured it was an avenue to look down.  My symptoms don't sound like or look like bed bugs.  Please let me know how you handled it.

gentle baby soap to wash; dollar tree.

no perfume; anything.

was with a loofah; to exfoliate dead skin.

and get back to the doctor to make sure you do not have a bacteria called MRSA attacking your body.

i am in my third bout of MRSA this year; i see a disease control specialist to rule out any immune difficiency disorders

i just noticed a couple bumps behind my left knee that itch most of the time, but they are barely noticable.. could this be the same thing?

I have the same problem and i just go it to day there pinkish red and it itches badly. I think it's acid reflux. the scary thing is that if u saw me with a wifebeater on there a line of pinkish red bumps.i dont no what happening to meit EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have the same problem and i just go it to day there pinkish red and it itches badly. I think it's acid reflux. the scary thing is that if u saw me with a wifebeater on there a line of pinkish red bumps.i dont no what happening to meit EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

me and my girl freind have the same damn thing my doctor gave me scabies cure i used it it done nothing its geting worse i put up with it cuz im a guy. but we have same spots my doctor never did a skin test .. i have the same problem...

me and my boyfriend got the same thing. i been to two doctors and they dont have a answer for us. i havent got any test yet. bt im making an appointment this week. its crazy how these bumbs are driving everyone crazy

My boyfriend got it before me, he said he'd been feeling itchy down below and sometimes red bumps popped up and it drove him crazy. I was pretty sure i had nothing to do with it because idk where I could have got it from, but lately i've been feeling symptoms too. It started out in my inner thighs genitals area and is now moving to my butt and lower abdomen. I have no idea what it is! I've looked up skin things online like scabbies, bed bugs, etc, but none of them look like what I have: pinkish little bumps. It will come and go. Not be itchy, then drive me crazy. I dont know what to do about it! I can't self diagnose and I'm too emberassed to go to my doctore if it is just going to be something as simple as changing my laundry detergent. 

k sooo, about a month ago... Sometime at the beginning of May, I had this disgusting oozy path of these spots all of you are talking about. It was on my inner thigh and also my genitals in the top area. They itched and then they hurt and I went to the doctor and all of you might want to check this out, but she told me it could be herpes. I got tested, however, and nothing came back. Either my doctor is just an idiot, or that's not what it is. She told me herpes is really hard to test for and sometimes it takes a few times to get a clear result. A month later, and I have small, red spots scattered all over me. A few on my leg, a few on my cheek, a few on my neck, a few on my torso... They don't ooze but they itch like crazy. Herpes comes and goes as it pleases, but usually not as bad as the first... So. My advice. Get tested for that. ESPECIALLY since you AND your boyfriend have the SAME symptoms.

you may have jock itch A superficial fungus infection of the crotch and perineum known medically as tinea cruris.

I can assure you its not Herpes! Unfortunately I have it (from a cheating boyfriend) and this is nothing like an outbreak. I have very small pink or red bumps that are randomly poping up. First they started under the arms then between the inner thights and under the breast area. I treated as a skin yeast infection and it did get a little better but then they started poping up down my arms, legs, elbows stomach. Just one or two at a time in each area and they ITCH ITCH ITCH! They look like random insect bites but I have no bedbugs (had everything professionally checked) and I have not changed soaps...this has been going on now for almost a month and without health insurance I cant go to the doc...(and people say we dont need unversial health insurance in this country SMDH) Anyway, I cant get them to go away. Ive gone through 2 tubes of cortizone anti itch cream and it helps. Funny thing is in the sun the itch gets worse. Im hoping to find a solution soon!

I had the exact same thing, the doctor couldn't diagnose it, she said it didn't look like scabies but I decided to buy a strong scabies treatment and after doing it twice it gradually went away, you have to put all your clothes and bedding on a high temperature wash and get anyone in close contact with you to do the same, im still not 100 percent sure it was scabies but it seemed to work for me

it's better safe than sorry to go to the Dr. honey I run to doc about any lil thing...And these bumps on my legs are driving me crazy... I can't take it any longer and I don't have health care insurance so ima have to go to the Free Clinic but I be damn if i go another day itchin...Couldn't imagine my gentiles itchn baby the dr. would be like well damn(cus my legs would be spread before he/she could say a word lol)... My leg problem has only been for 4/5 days and i've been putting a little Clorox in my bath water(hot as can handle) than alcoholing my legs down which seem to work... But i need to know if ive been bitten or if this is an allergic reaction u know what i mean...Like rite know i just wanna scratch the hell outta my legs so im bout to hit this hot ass water and bleach...hope someone can figure this out....

I use clorox in my hot bath water (seems to help)

Alcohol rub down

Hydrocortizone

Dr.Tichenor(it's a mouth was that's extremely strong that u can also use as an alcohol)

Seems to help and u can do this as many times as needed

Ok I work in the medical field it sounds like you need to get tested for herpes. If you have it than you know he has it. Then you and him need to have a long serious talk. That means he step out on you and he contracted it and bought it back to you. The medication your doctor will put you on is call Valex or Acyclovir. 

Good Luck. 

OMG the same hear ,well my son got them first and they are all over his thighs..now...the dr said it was something to do with hair folicles and gave him a presription..didnt do a thing he still has them... just 2 days ago I was at the beach and got bit by a few horseflies and had like 3 red bumps thaught it was the flys,and they itch like crazy... but i got up yesterday morning and there were a handfull on my upper thighs,and got more as the day went on,now today i have them on the lower part of my belly as well..I have not chamged anything diff.. with the stuff i use.... any info that is found out would be so great...I am scared they will go all over my body...

i had it for over a year elizabeth arden 8 hour cream took it

away in two weeks give it a shot and yes i went to many doctors

thay had no clue

eczema or scabies depends on the bumps not to scare anyone.

if you notice these small red bumps after being out in the sun, as with me, my Rheumatologist has stated it can be a reaction from the sun, as people with Lupus should stay outof the sun. Alot of people that have been diagnosed with Lupus break out with a butterfly rash on face but not all. Some break out on legs, arms torso.

I too started to get these itchy bumpy patches, first on the tops of my hands, then around my ankles, then on the front and sides of my lower legs.     I hand wash a lot of clothing.  And my first thought was is it the Laundry detergent I have used for years.  GAIN... ISLAND scent... Plus I use 2 different stain removers..  Resolve Max.. and Oxyclean.  

I think the reactions started with the Resolve Max..  and now to with the GAIN.

I wonder if they have recently changed the formula for the Gain

I have changed my washing detergent for my clothing to a Sensitive skin   clear and clean type..    but so far the rash has not left.

I have had these bumps for FOUR years now. They started to appear on the back of my hands, since then appear reapetedly on my lower legs, waist area, underarms, arms, wrists, as well. Tiny, extremely itchy, red bumps. NO doctor has EVER been able to tell me what they are.

I can control the "outbreaks" on the back of my hands by using a good hand lotion morning and night. As for the body, the only thing I can tell you guys is to go to your doctor and TELL him to prescribe you Clobetesol Propionate .05% cream. It WILL get rid of the itchy red bumps after just a day or two. Now, they will re-appear over your body here and there at times, but at least with this cream you can keep them under control. Also, make sure now to scratch the bumps you do get.

Good luck...

I mean, make sure NOT to scratch the bumps.

wow,,finally some other people are suffering these aweful itchy bumps,,I notice  a scab like bump on my nose like4 months ago,,,,It never itched howver,,when the little scab fell off,,it looked as though there was a little hole left ,,skin has since grown over,,but there is an indent from what was left..I have these itchy little bumps on my stomach,,,legs,,,some on my butt,,,if I look closely at the red dots,,they look pretty well set into my skin,,,after I itch like crazy,,,it scabs over,,if the scab falls off,,it really looks as if it leaves a tiny holes,,as if a bug crwals in all the way in my body!!

Sorry so graphic,I really would like  an answer to this aswell,,,I can rule out Bed Bugs,,I have hot waterd my sheets and blankets w.Gain,,and previously Tide,,I have researhed signs of Scabbies,,and I am not convinced that ,,that is what it is,,,I am beginning to think it could be possible,,biting fleas ( cat),,from the previous renter of my Townhome..

Can someone possibly email me as to what they think it could be??

Thank you ,,Karen

karen_malinowski@yahoo.com

Well, I think yours pretty much sounds like chicken pox.  Word is ot that the vaccines don't work very well, and that we are supposed to get another vaccine, which I seriously dont recommend, as vaccines cause other problems.  Good news is, if thats what it was, you are throught the worst of it.  The fever happens quite abit before the outbreak, so many dont notice the correlation.  The scars arent supposed ot go away, but if I could go back in time, I would buy Vitamin E capsules and put that on mine, and I bet that would help. 

Also, I had have red itchy things on my legs and I went to good dermatologist.  He said it was vasculitis, but because I did change my detergent AND my soap, and becausee the rash on my torso and arm(s) is bumply and not red (but ITCHY)  I think he is wrong anyway about the diagnosis.  I wonder is the irritating soap got into my hair follicles with my 5 blade razor and caused irritation.  I think the bumps on arm and torso are some other cause.  He wanted to prescirbe steroids and I refuse to take because they always make everyone's lives a nightmare.  So i self treated with a mask of clay and wiped it off with lavender (3 drops on  4 oz bottle) on a soft cotton pad.  Then I used Aveeno anti itch, which is helping some.  I also took homeopathic remedies for itching (they cost about $6 at health food store, call first, not all carry them) 

Hope it helps!

OMG!!  Wow!  I have read all these stories that sound just like me!  I have also used GAIN detergent in the past!  My rash started on my stomach, went to my back, and chest, hips, and the bends of my arms!!! my daughter got it too!!  It is horrible!!!!  Itches like fire!!!  I thought scabies or bed bugs, so I read online, and tried Tea Tree Oil!!  I rubbed it all over, it did help, and I thought I had found the answer, but am getting new bumps again!!  I do suggest the Tea Tree Oil though, it soothes the itch, and got rid of most of the rash.  Going to get more.  I just wish it would go away for good!!! It feels awful, looks awful, and in the heat, it gets worse!!

This is intersting.  It is as if I could have wrote this myself. Just put tea tree oil and a anto itch cream on a new bump behind my knee a few minutes ago.  i had the same thouhgts on bedbugs, detergent, allergic reaction to new foods. This is making me nervous.

Advice do not scatch them. It itches even more and takes longer to heal. At least use a anti itch cream to help. The area itches badly even when they are almost healed. Heat immediately makes it worse. I am visiting the doctor and see what they say about this. I hope it healsand go away soon.  I'm going to detox and drink lots of water to cleanse too.

Good luck everyone. Hope we find what this is.

Where did you find the Tea Tree Oil? Thanks for the info...I too have these itchy small red bumps on my arms & chest, and 1 here & there. Driving me crazy for about 2 weeks now.

Laundry detergent with oxyclean is harsh on skin and made my whole family itch real bad.  The chemicals are way to harsh!!

I recently had a similar problem and the only thing I noticed had changed was the Gain Fabric Softener. They now advertise that your sheets will still smell fresh out of the dryer after a week of being on your bed. Well whatever they put in it to make it keep smelling like grape cough syrup a week later is what was bothering me. Never had an allergic reaction to anything. Tried not using the softener and the rash stopped. Then used l iterallyone drop in a load of clothes and good god it came back like crazy. So I have narrowed it down to my Fabric Softener. Worth a shot, try stopping your softener usage and see what happens.

Martin

If you cannot afford a doctors visit, pharmacists are highly qualified professionals who may be able to diagnose the problem just as well as a doctor if not better - for free! =)

just pay the pharmacy a visit and ask to speak to the pharmacist

i hope you get better :)

when yu scrath does a line of smaller bumps appear?

please email me the answer.

im concerned and about to call my doctor bc i can't find any similiar cases to mine..

thanks

kaila_aila@yahoo.com

I was thinking I was the only one who had these. Almost every problem I researched had the itchy bumps getting bigger and scaling the skin. Mine are just tiny red pimples that have a slightly darker center. And when they itch. boy do they itch! I just noticed them a few days ago on my inner thighs, beltline, and a few on my backside. My genitals are not affected at all by these. Some are spotty around other areas, but not nearly as concentrated as the before mentioned areas. I havent been to a dr yet, just thought it would go away after a few days...until I started reading these posts! I buy the cheaper detergent, Sun is the name, so the Gain solution is out. My son lives with me, and as far as I know, he doesnt have any symptoms. I am probably a few pounds overweight, but not heavily by no means. I have found some relief in this for the itching: Grind a cup full of instant oats in a food proccessor into powder. While running a warm bath, sprinkle the oat powder in and splash around a little. Soak in this for about a half hour. Rinse off before getting out, PAD dry with towel, and I then apply vaseline intensive rescue moisture locking lotion (or other non-perfumed moisterizer) directly on to the affected area. It really helps me for quite a long time. Please try this...It will work!  I have to continue to research this problem because of not having medical insurance also. I am going to change all soaps, detergents, and whatever else I can think of, if I find a solution, I will post the results. Good luck to all of us! 

I recently have used Sun detergent (cheapest from Wal Mart) and now suffering from those "itchy skin bumps."  Like the other posters, I, too, thought it was scabies, but the pictures were not the same.  No bedbugs or any other insects have been found.  I live in a very new, remodeled apartment with brand new carpet and I've lived here for only 3 months.  I mash the bumps and a tiny drop of clear liquid comes out, but no signs of scabies.  I hope it's the detergent.  The only problem is that I get these bumps between my knuckes and fingers.

Do you have any forms of boil?  IF any boil on your body where nasty puss will come out with a hole.  Guys I think this could be everyone coming down with MRSA I first realized this when I had an infected hair beside my man area... right on the thigh.. and it got damn near baseball sized or bigger in my leg, when they tested for it it came back for MRSA.  hear this out... my gf never had a problem, the hospital never told me I had it, and it could bo so easily spread. she started to contract boils herself. 

Mine are like blotchy i am going to the doctor today i hope the Doctor i get will know what it is . I bought a puppy  on saturday and sunday morning i had them  and they spread like wildfire. And it itches Its so bad i  slept maybe 2 hours .  I use sun too  the powder . If its the powder its going into the garbage.  And i use bounce for softener . The puppy i got is a1/4 shihtzu and 1/4 poodle and pekingese that is 1/2 .  He is 6 weeks old . Or if i am allergic to the uppy I have 2 photos  in my profile . a t first i was wondering if it could be poison ivy or oak. I have never had it before  and i am not sure if its the same thing people have or different. I do have allergies i take mediacation for that . I am allergic to some cats others i am fine . I have never been allergic to a dog that i know of  .

this just showed up about 10 days ago  first near my ankle on the back of my left leg  then a week later in a localized pattern on the left arm  finally also about a week ago small spread out on my face torso doesnt seem to be anyplace else.  ive always had senitive skin  i was using dove nutrium it was ok changed to suave ocean the blue one  not sure if thats it -  yep i have gain too and i had just washed my night clothes and bed linens-  i slept with the window open and thought i had been bitten by spiders.  dyed my hair black last summer and had a reaction  to ppd in black hair dye from claroil that landed me in the hospital  since ive been espically senitive to chemicals.  taking hot baths in epson salt lavender and rubbing down with nivea extremely dry skin  it seems to not be spreading with most itching at night  at night i put alochole on it seems to help.  could very well be radation anyone recently have miso soup from japan or corexit from the gulf  i recently ate pistascios could be those .  my systems are the same no one else has it  need to figure it out  yep no healthcare... i hate them for doing this to us  

Hi, im not sure if your question has been answered or not but i might have small solution.  I have had this same issue all my life and your having a reaction to something. I cant use anything scented on my skin (lotion, detergant, strong soaps). but then i began using detergant like purex and i began to see a difference4.  also i went to my dermatologist about this and she gave me perscription i now i have take daily and it makes my spots go away.  Now i have this issue so much because i know what to do.  I hope this was a little helpful, and i apologize if it was not. good luck!

Hoping that everyone is finding some relief from this itchy epidemic we are all experiencing. I just came back from my dermatologist and her diagnosis to my itchy skin (tiny dots when scratched turns red / welts, can spread from anywhere in the body) was a possibility of a bite from an insect (just one bite) and that made my immune system react to it. Once you start scratching it can spread all over your body. She asked me to take Claritin (not Claritin D) for 5 days and prescribed me triamcinolone cream. So far the claritin is working great but I have to wait until Tuesday. The cream will help with the itchiness and the scars.

Consult with your doctor as always.

But what did your doctor call it?

This actually happened to me, I started with one bite, that just wouldn't heal, and then I broke out everywhere.. thought it was bed bugs.. I am so over it.

sweating, with big horse flies biting you all over?????????  cause i started itching and getting boils and contracted MRSA somehow, i'm way clean, yet started getting real itcy after made me thing of the horse flies

Hi, I am another having the same problem in Massachusetts.  It's been a problem since October, '10 and here it is 1, '11   I've been to a derm. also and he did a biopsy on the area where it started.  The results were 'some kind of dermatitis'.  He's said it was drug induced and thinks I'm allergic to one of the meds I take.  That dermitis is called lichen planus.  I am in the midst of weening myself off the med in question.  At first he thought it was something called foliculitis and wondered where I could have picked up that bacteria.  He said that it was rare and that only about 1% of the population has it.  Well it wasn't that.  He found that out when he did the biop.  What an aggravating thing this is. I told my derm. that I wanted a copy of that biopsy lab report.  Haven't gotten it yet.  Good luck to all of us.....

I live in MA also and have the same problem on my legs this is going on 4 years. I get it late winter and it leaves bad scars because it is so itchy. I wont wear shorts because it looks awful. The bumps go away in the summer but then come back. I also had a biopsy and they said it was foliculitis and nothing seems to help. Did you get anything to help you??

Thanks!

Had something similar, diagnosed as keratosis pilaris.  Almost all the descriptions say it isn't usually itchy but my legs itch like crazy!  It's better in the summer when I can get some sun on it.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/medical/IM00019

Keratosis pilaris is a result of a process called hyperkeratinization. This is when there is an excess production of keratin (a natural fibrous protein of the skin, hair and nails) that builds up around the hair follicles. The skin becomes flaky and dry and if not removed from the skin it clogs up the hair follicles causing the small pimple like bumps that are visible on the skins surface.

Keratosis pilaris is more than anything else unattractive and seldom sore or itchy, but because the skin is dry in these areas it can become rather uncomfortable. Though people with keratosis pilaris experience this condition year round, it's during the colder months when moisture levels in the air are lower that the problem can become exacerbated and the "goose bumps" are more likely to look and feel more pronounced in color and texture.

There are several different types of keratosis pilaris:

keratosis pilaris rubra: is characterized by inflamed red bumps and become more pronounced during the colder moths when the skin is dryer.

alba:this is the typical rough, bumpy skin, usually not very irritating but are characterized by ugly looking gray white pimples that are not largely inflamed.

rubra faceii: mostly commonly occurs in babies and is located on the cheeks , almost like a red rash with horny red bump.

I was in MA this summer and I got the same thing on my right leg too (under my knee area). At times, it would itch like crazy and I just cannot stop scratching it!!! Now it's sooo big (1/2 inch bigger than a dollar coin) and it's getting bigger everyday. I don't know where I got it but I think it was after I waxed my legs. It has been almost four months now and it's not getting any better. I just started using a topical anti-fungal (miconazole nitrate 2%) and it dries it up... I don't think it's working though as it's starting to spread. Please help!

Hello, I'm in Macclesfield, UK.  A week ago I did some gardening and may have picked something up from moving a bed of sweetpea to which I may be allergic.  OTH I am prescribed medication for high blood pressure and prescription drugs are notorious for causing excema-like conditions. My rash - patches of tiny hard pimples on my ankles and arms around the elbow that itch like crazy. They're just below the skin surface, but you can see if much clearer if you direct a light at low level.  I've noticed that the itch gets worse if the skin is covered by a jersey or bedding.  I'm smearing with Caneston cream until I can see my doctor.  Will report back.

I started using powdered Gain laundry detergent a few weeks ago (due to a coupon also) and I now believe that is what has been causing this horrid itch. I first thought it was a heat rash, scabies, measles, or chicken pox but it was not. I have the rash over areas only covered by clothing -mostly arms and legs and some on torso. I used liguid Gain before and no problem there. This also happened about 10 yrs ago with Arm and Hammer powdered detergent. I rinsed my clothes with vinegar and then plain water and it seems to be getting better. They are putting something very bad for your skin in the powdered laundry detergent I think.

I am trying to figure out what these little red bumps are as well,  I read your list of newly used products and I have used some form of those products on my son. (who is covered in little red bumps)  I washed hime with softsoap pomegranite and mango body wash (for the first time I also used Nivea nourishing body lotion over the weekend) and Monday he was coverev face to weiner in those bumps.  I applied Hydrocortisone just yesterday and he said it helped with the itching,  but he still looks like a littel scaley lizard!!  We have to figure this out!!..

I started using the Softsoap Pomegranate and Mango soap too when these little irritating, itchy bumps have started. I no longer use the soap but the bumps are still spreading. I started using a petrolatum based steroid cream but find that it irritates the bumps even more. I am considering of asking the pharmacist what he recommends. I do not find this condition serious but more so irritating!

I started rubbing him with Natural raw African shea butter....This has helped a great deal!!!  His face and chest smoothed out in about three days.  I am still working with the legs (mainly because my 6 year old has modesty and does not want mommy below the belt) But he now has a whole lot of scaley skin and abrasions from scratching his legs and genital area.  The past 2 days I have been rubbing him with a shea butter mixture, that I make(coconut and shea butter, jajoba oil, sweet almond oil and coconut oil) morning and night.  Helps with the itch and the scaley skin

My little bumps started after we stayed in a hotel in SC. They started around my waist then started moving up. They went under my breasts, mostly my left one.

Then they were all over my breast and in between, Sooo very itchy. They would scab over but I would wake up in the middle of the night itching like a crazy person. They were worst when I showered and the derm dr gave me a steroid ointment and that was awful. It made it itch more. (She said it didn't look like scabies) I was usiong the Pomegranate soap at the same time. I don't use gain. I use Tide for colors, not for my bras. I use All, Purex and Arm and hammer. I quit those for a while and used non sented detergent and softener. It didn't help. The only thing I got to help was a cortizone cream. Once I stopped it came back. It's is in my scalp, neck, breasts, back, waist and buttocks and not below my torso. I think it might be a raction to a pain med so I will be getting another pain med and will get off what I'm on and see if it goes away. I have been living with this for way too long. 6 months. Yikes! I'll let you know what happens when I get off my med.

My little bumps started after we stayed in a hotel in SC. They started around my waist then started moving up. They went under my breasts, mostly my left one.

Then they were all over my breast and in between, Sooo very itchy. They would scab over but I would wake up in the middle of the night itching like a crazy person. They were worst when I showered and the derm dr gave me a steroid ointment and that was awful. It made it itch more. (She said it didn't look like scabies) I was usiong the Pomegranate soap at the same time. I don't use gain. I use Tide for colors, not for my bras. I use All, Purex and Arm and hammer. I quit those for a while and used non sented detergent and softener. It didn't help. The only thing I got to help was a cortizone cream. Once I stopped it came back. It's is in my scalp, neck, breasts, back, waist and buttocks and not below my torso. I think it might be a raction to a pain med so I will be getting another pain med and will get off what I'm on and see if it goes away. I have been living with this for way too long. 6 months. Yikes! I'll let you know what happens when I get off my med.

It must be the Nivea Touch of Sparkle body wash....I have the same red bumps...not very itchy and no other symptoms...i.e., no fever, no oozing of sores, ettc.(things that are usually associated with virus/bacterial rashes).  It has taken me a week to figure out what has caused my rash.  The ONLY thing new that I have been doing is using the Nivea body wash.  I took Benadryl for allergies, soaked in an oatmeal bath, used my usual body lotion, and wracked my brain for what could have caused my rash.  I finally eliminated all other possibilities, as I said before, the only thing new is the Nivea.  Wish I looked at this site before I searched and searched causes of rashes.

I don't have bumps.  I have one tiny tiny slash, pink.  Itches sometimes.  That was on my outer thigh,  Now I have another slash on my stomach.  I followed a suggestion to take a pumice stone and really scrub it.  Then wash it and put rubbing alcohol on it then put vaseline.  I keep thinking it is a live bug like scabbies.  Putting the vaseline on it would smother it.  Seems to have helped.  I had to do it again.  I just started using BIZ.  Maybe that has something to do with it.

Look up soriasis. It sounds similar to  what you have. Go to a doctor! This is the only way to be sure.

I have the same exact thing; and reading the responses I can definately say a few things stand out. My boyfriend and I developed the bumps/rashs around the same time; but we noticed that for about 2 months we've been itchy and feeling hot, but not sweating hot just an internal flaming heat sensation. Someone in these responses mentioned gain laundry detergent...well 2 mths ago we bought gain detergent and fabric softener because it was onsale and we'd never bought the brand before. I'm wondering if these rashes are actually a reaction to the perfumes found in many different products. I know 8 ppl personally whom since january of this year have suddenly developed skin problems; I'm beginning to think that companies may be using a new chemical to scent there prodects because the only thing we (boyfriend and I) have in common with the 8ppl is that we own a heavily scented detergent and/or fabric softener.

I also have the small bumps.  They are all over my arms and legs.  It itches like crazy.  I, too, just started using Nivea Touch of Sparkle body wash!!!  We may have found the culprit!!!

Had the same problem too... mostly my lower legs and feet...itched like krazy for days and mostly at nite... I finally decided to try Epsom Salt and it worked better than anything i tried... they stop itchin and now are starting to scab up litely(they never filled with puss... i did my best not to scracth)

I have the same rash on me and IT IS contagious! My daughter has it and a couple of my friends caught it too. I went to the Dr. and he said its some kind of skin fungus and to wash my body with head and shoulders shampoo for two weeks, not sure if it going to help but we will see!

This rash sounds exactly like what I have going on. Very unconfortable and is like  wearing a rash suit. At first it started out on my inside of my forearms - large oval shaped welts - but kept getting worse and graduly spreading. I have tried all creams like cediphil. amibiem, aveeno body wash, eucerin creams and body wash whateer the doctor suggested. Even used steroid creams but very spaingly because they thin the skin. Also been taking antihestimine for the itching. THe dryness oh the dryness so uncomfortable that especialy on thhe tops of my knuckels and finger spaces between the joints very red and dry. This has happened so suddenly since April 2011 this irritation has grown worse - my under arms, sides of breast areas, under breasts at top of stomach, bottom of stomach, buttocks from lower back down to top od buttocks, outet thigh, inner thigh, now top of feet and patches here and there. Using the creams BURNed the dry areas making those ares pulsate with redness and pain. So now I just use 100% pure Shea Butter which has brought relief but no cure and I must reapply several times a day at least it does not burn. I am so looking for a cure or a diagnosis. Ive done blood work, tested for another disease I cant remember(starts with an L) Ive seen the derm two times and a regular doctor - had blood tests done - need more folic acid and B12 so now I take them everyday. I did have a week that I thought hat it was going away when I took an oral steroid for six days  - but the rash returned and thats when it went worse. I need help and looking for answers! sflcowgirl@gmail.com 

This rash sounds exactly like what I have going on. Very unconfortable and is like  wearing a rash suit. At first it started out on my inside of my forearms - large oval shaped welts - but kept getting worse and graduly spreading. I have tried all creams like cediphil. amibiem, aveeno body wash, eucerin creams and body wash whateer the doctor suggested. Even used steroid creams but very spaingly because they thin the skin. Also been taking antihestimine for the itching. THe dryness oh the dryness so uncomfortable that especialy on thhe tops of my knuckels and finger spaces between the joints very red and dry. This has happened so suddenly since April 2011 this irritation has grown worse - my under arms, sides of breast areas, under breasts at top of stomach, bottom of stomach, buttocks from lower back down to top od buttocks, outet thigh, inner thigh, now top of feet and patches here and there. Using the creams BURNed the dry areas making those ares pulsate with redness and pain. So now I just use 100% pure Shea Butter which has brought relief but no cure and I must reapply several times a day at least it does not burn. I am so looking for a cure or a diagnosis. Ive done blood work, tested for another disease I cant remember(starts with an L) Ive seen the derm two times and a regular doctor - had blood tests done - need more folic acid and B12 so now I take them everyday. I did have a week that I thought hat it was going away when I took an oral steroid for six days  - but the rash returned and thats when it went worse. I need help and looking for answers! sflcowgirl@gmail.com 

This rash sounds exactly like what I have going on. Very unconfortable and is like  wearing a rash suit. At first it started out on my inside of my forearms - large oval shaped welts - but kept getting worse and graduly spreading. I have tried all creams like cediphil. amibiem, aveeno body wash, eucerin creams and body wash whateer the doctor suggested. Even used steroid creams but very spaingly because they thin the skin. Also been taking antihestimine for the itching. THe dryness oh the dryness so uncomfortable that especialy on thhe tops of my knuckels and finger spaces between the joints very red and dry. This has happened so suddenly since April 2011 this irritation has grown worse - my under arms, sides of breast areas, under breasts at top of stomach, bottom of stomach, buttocks from lower back down to top od buttocks, outet thigh, inner thigh, now top of feet and patches here and there. Using the creams BURNed the dry areas making those ares pulsate with redness and pain. So now I just use 100% pure Shea Butter which has brought relief but no cure and I must reapply several times a day at least it does not burn. I am so looking for a cure or a diagnosis. Ive done blood work, tested for another disease I cant remember(starts with an L) Ive seen the derm two times and a regular doctor - had blood tests done - need more folic acid and B12 so now I take them everyday. I did have a week that I thought hat it was going away when I took an oral steroid for six days  - but the rash returned and thats when it went worse. I need help and looking for answers! sflcowgirl@gmail.com 

WOW!! I have this too and I started to use Gain laundry detergent and Dove Boby Wash. But I have been using Dove Boby Wash for a long time now.And now I think my husband is staring to get this too.

Inner thighs upper thighs upper back now and around my ankle.

what too do?

i have the same problem and i switched to gain laundry detergent about a month ago and ever since then ive had this rash and it keeps getting worse i switched back ot my normal tide laundry detergent but still see no change i swear it was that dam gain laundry soap... fuck my life this shit wont stop itching

the only other thing i could think it might be is bed bug bites ? any answers?

I am suffering from these bumps as well...mine started on my toes and are going up my body!!! It's AWFUL!!!  But i have the soft-soap body wash, and as soon as I used it, I got these bumps!!!  THANK U SOOOOOO MUCH!!!  This is what it is...no if you'll excuse me, i am gonna go wash EVERYWHERE with something...ANYTHING...else!

Dani <3

I am suffering from these bumps as well...mine started on my toes and are going up my body!!! It's AWFUL!!!  But i have the soft-soap body wash, and as soon as I used it, I got these bumps!!!  THANK U SOOOOOO MUCH!!!  This is what it is...no if you'll excuse me, i am gonna go wash EVERYWHERE with something...ANYTHING...else!

Dani <3

I to have developed this after beginning to use the Nieva for men body wash, it says it contains menthol. Im thinking that maybe it maybe a reaction to the menthol in it. So im switching soaps and praying that it helps

for me it can be fleas ticks to high of altatude, skabes cuz its contagous no one i know has it mesles mumps alergy to ditergint and expeshaly dry sikn... i tried every thing

i have exactly the same thing so does my partner... the doc doesnt no wat it is the first doc said bites or bed bugs, i was quite a shamed cus im very clean so changed mattress duvet the lot in fact n im still gettin them quite bad now... i could scratch myself to death when i think about them.. i have them on my legs stomach arms hands its drivin me crazy doc has since given me tablets n cream n still there n worse than ever.. im even covered in bruises think from where im scratchin n they bleed when i scratch.. i wish some1 could tell me what they are please help!!!

i have the same thing, a few weeks ago i had gone swimming and stayed out side that night. when i came inside i had the bumps but it looked and seemed like little mosquito bites so i thought nothing of it. well after a few weeks, some seemed to go away but it had spread on my stomach, my legs and a few on my arms. i had did some searching and i thought at first it could have been scabies but 1. everyone in my house would have had it by now and 2. i didnt have the signs. so now im wondering, because around that time i had switched my soap in the shower. im wondering if it could be an allergic reaction to this new soap im using or something way worse. 

It has been a couple of wks now i have had these bumps. Ive tried Benedryl thinking it cud be an allergic reactions, but its still here and i too jus recently use Dial body wash and now this. But im confused b/c Ive been using Gain for the longest and never nothing like this. PLLZZZ help...

i have the same problem it started about 3 days ago and keeps getting worse. my mom is giving me medicine but it seems its not working. i have them on my knee,thigh, arms, and my lower neck. im only 10 and i dont think i should get this early. hopefully somebody has a good answer. i might go to the doctors tommorow and i think he will know what it isi am itching a lot just as im writing this. i hope it stops

HELP!!!!!!

It's probably chigger AKA red bug bites it fits the description perfectly.

I use sovereign silver. Read the back instructions. Also I apply  the liquid to the front of my legs where the rash is. It has dried it up. When it starts to itch I apply the liquid and the itch stops.

can be purchased at health store only. This brand is the best. 

A person might want to also eat healthy. No more processed food, just real food and all safe from spray and toxins. Organic if possible.

I have had the exact same condition since 2008 February. Small little red bumps on the back of my hands, spread to my arms, legs, backs of the knees, ankles, buttocks, and now there are even some starting around my neck line. I have been battling this condition for some time. The itching is driving me nuts. There have been nights that I have woke up scratching myself bleeding. I had recently resigned myself to ordering products for what I thought was scabies over the internet. I've tried Ivermectin, Permathrin 10%, sulfer soaps, Permathrin spray for my bedding and clothing and even purchased a paravinyl matress cover in hopes this would prevent and possibly eliminate the outbreaks. All of these yielded no results. I then researched further and found some third-party chemicals for scabies called All-Stop. There is a spray, a salve and even some body wash to use. This too yielded no noticable results. Recently, because of the scratching and sores left from the scratching I had gotten a staph infection called Cellulitus (http://www.medicinenet.com/cellulitis/article.htm) which also led to me getting pneumonia. During my stay in the hospital, they applied their versions of Permathrin to my entire body, this only had a one-day effect. The next day I was itching like crazy and it would not stop. Little red bumps began forming on my legs and arms again. They sent me home with some antibiotics and told me to let them know if anything got worse. The only thing that hasn't happened again was the hypothermic-like state I was in with swollen lymph nodes in my leg.

So, as a warning to all, if you think scratching yourself is not so bad, think again. You just might place yourself in even greater danger. Cellulitus and pneumonia can be fatal.

Hopefully, with any luck, this will get isolated and a treatment can be issued.

Thanks for reading.

But I still see no diagnosis...did you ever get one?

i have the same thing but on my face, arms, legs, stomic, and back. my mom thinks that it is hives, but i doubt it. i got these pills for poison ivy because i got it a few weeks ago and she asked my doctor if i could take them, to see if they help. it itches like crazy. i can't stand it, but then i put baby oil or baby powder on and now it doesn't itch as much. try the baby oil or powder , and if you have poison ivy pills take 1 and see if it helps. i don't really know if it will help but just give it a try.  

hello i may have an answer for you it may not be poison ivy but it COULD be a heat rash i know it may sound crazy but it could be OR it could be sand flee's try to go in to different doctor and see what they say:)

                                              *the Unknown*

Try Googleing Folliculitis. Resembles scabies and chicken pox. My youngest has been diagnosed with scabies and was treated but getting worse, so 15+hours of googleing and i came across this..check it out. Hope all works out for you!

sounds appropriate then gets worswe when you scratch...what causes it? the deeper infection? why cant a body fight off the early stages; get checked for immune deficiency

i dont know what it is either, but i have had it for like 3 or 4 weeks too now and its been on my thighs an butt an spread to my arms and stomach, and the doctor said he doesnt know what it is, and i have noticed that hot water makes it itch like mad and cold or cool water does nothing, makes no itching or irritation. but i dont know what it is and i would like some ideas as well.

It may be folliculitis... bacterial infection of the hair follicle. The doc may give you antibiotics. I had this one time in middle school.

this sounds like this could be periorial dermatitis, first derm thought it to be folliculitus but it turned out to be a dermititus of the skin , plus dealing wiyh mrsa off and on.

I have the same thing going on and it's lasted about five months now. My mom took me to the doctor and he stated that it was scabies and i also did the treatment and it has yet to help. I scratch myself so bad that i start to bleed. If anyone has any idea how to help please do cause its insane how badly it hurts.

Hi, I have SUFFERED with this for years. I have had biopsies and a team of doctors research the severe  small, pink, itchy bumps mainly on ankles, legs, arms and hands. I have also gone through extensive allergy tests. I have also scratched myself so bad that it burns and spreads.  Sometimes I can be broken out terribly and then it can just totally disappear.  I've had it through the years but then not for years.  Doctors have not come up with a diagnosis! 

  The best thing to help it is to take a warm oatmeal bath(packets are sold at the drug stores) or a warm bath with baking soda...2 cups.  Also purchasing an "itch" spray like Benadryl. And try not to itch! 

  Good luck and let me know if you find some help.

I also have similar issues. Started on my waistline at my hip and went across to the other side spreading down my thigh. Its on the back of my thumb joint by the wrist on both hands. Randomly on my chest and back in few places. My elbows seem to have a large concentration of the bumps and they itch horrendously. I woke up one morning and some had spread onto my penis. No hair follicles on the head of my penis either. I assumed it was poison oak for the longest time but the bumps I have aren't puss filled. And the poison oak wash and treatments aren't working. I also assumed it could be scabies but there are no black tracks as described. Maybe psoriasis but no dry skin shedding. Not herpes because there aren't any pustules. I tell myself I'll just not itch and it should go away. But I have woken up and its a sensory overload and I want to itch my entire body. Usually I itch more while trying to sleep than in the day. I'm so pissed that I have to deal with this slowly spreading thing. And it has been about 2 months since my hip itched. I just wish I could get rid of this shit...

Hi, Sorry for all of us.  I was in Ethiopia, April 2010 for 19 days.  I had a battery of inoculations, 7 in all.  Then in Sept. 2010, the itch started and the bumps appeared.  It doesn't itch all the time but sometimes it feels like something bit me, then the itching starts.  It's mainly on my shoulders going toward my armpit.  And several other places.  Tops of thighs are real bad.  Some of the bumps have incurred tiny scabs.  One thing I noticed is HEAT activates the itching.  I am a hot sleeper, and I wake up in the night itching.  If I lay down for a nap with a cover over me and get hot, the itch starts.  I have resorted to sleeping with cold wet wash cloths and it stops the itch.  I went to the DR. and she asked about alcohol.  I told her I drink 3 vodkas with Hansens Diet tangerine.  So she asked me to stop for 3 weeks and report back.  It has been 4 days and I still itch the same, but will do the test.  I have never used Gain and always have used Arm and Hammer unscented.  No problem.  I wear a uniform at work that is cleaned there, I checked to see if there were changes in their methods. No!

So my question is: has anyone had a lot of inoculations before the itch started or traveled to a 3rd world country?  God help us all!

When do they itch the most? Is it at night? Examine your bed closely with a flashlight and check to see if you notice any bed bugs. When they first occur, sometimes you can't even see them biting. But, they are a nightmare and do cause small red bites all over over that itch like crazy.

http://www.suite101.com/content/lichen-planus-a127048

I too am going through the same thing and this is the only thing I came up with because a lot of the pictures look similar to the beginning appearance of my bumps and the last stage of my bumps. Mine start off like small pink bumps with a little dot in the center and then they turn dark purple after awhile. I have patches on my shins. I have single spots on my stomach, breast, and arm. At first one doctor thought it was scabies but the treatment did not work, so I went to another doctor and she said it was dermatitis and prescribed Nystatin and Triamcinolone. That didn't work either, so I googled images with the description of the bumps and Lichen Planus is the closest thing to it. They have no idea where it really comes from but they know it's an allergen. They have no cure for it just treatments to stop it from itching, but they say the spots will fade in time. Here is a picture but check out the site or google images of Lichen Planus. I hope this was helpful.

HELLO IM DEBBIE AND IVE FOUND THE ANSWER TO ALL OF YOU WITH SMALL ITCHY SPOTS ON INNER ARMS TOP OF BACK OF LEGS AND RANDOM SPOTS IN OTHER PLACES THAT ITCH AT NIGHT AND IN THE SUN AND WHEN IN CONTACT WITH HOT WATER IV BEEN USING IT FOR ONLY TWO DAYS SO FAR AND THERE ALMOST GONE AND NO ITCHING THE THING YOU NEED IS FROM THE CHINESE HERBAL SHOP COST ME £8.00 AND ITS CHUAN LIAN NATURAL HERBAL CREAM AND DETOXING LITTLE BLACK PILLS  8 THREE TIMES A DAY  I BELIEVE IVE HAD A SKIN VIRUS NOT AN ALLERGY OR SCABIES OR ANY THING ELSE THE DRs SUGGESTED  TRY THE CHINESE HERBAL PRODUCTS IT WORKED FOR ME AND I HOPE IT WILL WORK FOR ALL OF YOU TO.  BEST WISHES DEBBIE.

HI DEBBIE AGAIN I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL THE EXACT CHINESE HERBAL TREATMENT I AM USING FOR THE PROBLEM WE ALL HAVE ON THIS PAGE ITS   PI FU BING XUE DU WAN  PILLS THEY DETOX YOUR BODY THEY ARE LITTLE BLACK PILLS YOU TAKE 3 TIMES A DAY 8 EACH TIME AND ALTHOUGH MINE ARE GONE ONLY AFTER A FEW DAYS YOU SHOULD TAKE TWO COURSES WHICH IM TOLD WE NEED. AS FOR THE CREAM THAT STOPPED ALL ITCHING STRAIGHT AWAY AND YOU CAN HARDLY SEE ANY SPOTS AT ALL NOW YOU PUT THE CREAM ON 3 TIMES A DAY 1 POT IS PLENTY AND ITS CHUAN LIAN KU SHEN CREAM I DO HOPE YOU ALL TRY THIS AS IT IS THE ANSWER TO ALL OF YOU ON THIS PAGE  LET ME KNOW.

it could be two things. 

1. bed bugs  : they sometimes will go in a row. 

2. RingWorm : ring worm is a red/pink Circle. it wont be red/pink all the way it was a multiple ring in a circle.

You should check the corners of your bed && if theere are little black things . then you should call an exterminater because you have bed bugs

i got the same symptems im only 14 i wanna know whats wrong i got them all of a sudden within 2 days . my family has no idea what it is .its around my chest and my butt and legs its driving me crazy i even have one in my belly button. its weird i know its not chicken pox. it itches like crazy. can anybody help me im scared and need help .

    if u got answers please contact me connorlayne@yahoo.com thank u 4 ur help

My bumps are smaller than mosquito bites and are mainly on my feet through my knees.  I thought it was sand Jiggers (chiggers) but it keeps spreading.  I haven't been able to sleep in two days.  I literally took a pumus stone and scratched until I bled and its still itchy.  I think I am going crazy.  I canot take it any more.  I am currently soaking my feet in salt water (I am not sure why but it sounded like a good idea)

I have the same thing and some times its raised up and other times it not but you can see little bumps on the skin. and it is contageous i had to take my daughter to the hospital last night, we thought it as scabies but we have been treated for that like 7 or 8 times. no change. The doctor said it is Tinea Versicolor. a yeast infection of the skin. But I dont know. Im supposed to start washing my body with Head and Shoulders and putting it on my skin and leaving it for 10 minutes twice a day for two weeks. so we will see if it helps! :?

hey i was diagnosed with MRSA; bad ass penicillin resistant bacteria, that happens after the onset of mild foliiculitis. three times this year, got bad sick after a few bumps, crazy as it seems your body has to be quarantined, drained and monitored. good luck

Look up psoriasis, this may be what you have.

hi i am suffering the same as you doc said its not scabies but he will treat me for it just to help relieve the itching its constantly irretating it maybe a new strain of skin condition as i have searched the net and cannot get a answer to what exactly it is i got a bath with tee tree oil in last night and it seemed to have eased the itch til this morning and i noticed my scalp bit itchy today also  have you had anymore luck in finding what your problem is i need some answers myself it really horrible 

hi i am suffering the same as you doc said its not scabies but he will treat me for it just to help relieve the itching its constantly irretating it maybe a new strain of skin condition as i have searched the net and cannot get a answer to what exactly it is i got a bath with tee tree oil in last night and it seemed to have eased the itch til this morning and i noticed my scalp bit itchy today also  have you had anymore luck in finding what your problem is i need some answers myself it really horrible 

Try rubbing on APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. Makes it stop itching.

HI,

I AS WELL HAVE HAD THESE BUMPS. WHEN I FEEL THE SENSATION THAT A NEW BUMP IS COMING ON I LOOK AT THE AREA AND SEE NO BUGS OR ANYTHING BITING. I TOO HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS SOME TYPE OF ALLERGIC REACTION TO FABRIC SOFTENER BUT I HAVE USED THE SAME PRODUCTS, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO. THEY ARE LITTLE PINK BUMPS, THAT APPEARED FIRST ON MY ARMS, THEN MY STOMACH, AND NOW ON MY LEGS, & SOME ON MY FACE. NEW ONES SHOW UP EVERYDAY, AND THE OLD ONES START TO GO AWAY. SOME DAYS THEY ITCH, SOMEDAYS NOT REALLY. THE WEIRD THING IS THEY ARE SO TINY AND RANDOM ON MY BODY THAT THEY SEEM LIKE THEY ARE NO BIG DEAL, BUT NEW ONES APPEAR EVERYDAY. I NOTICED ONE DAY THAT MY PUPPIES HAVE BEEN ITCHING, AND THEY ARE ON FLEA MEDICATION,TAKE REGULAR BATHS, PLUS THE VET HAS SEEN THEM MANY TIME FOR THE ITCH. THEY TOO HAVE THE TINY BUMPS. THE BUMPS APPEAR RANDOMLY EVERYWHERE ESPECIALLY IN THE STOMACH AND GROIN AREA OF MY PUPPIES. SO I AM WONDERING IF THESE LITTLE RANDOM ITCHY BUMPS COULD BE A SKIN INFECTION I GOT FROM MY PETS? HAS ANYBODY HAD THIS REACTION TOO?

please let me know. My son told me about this site. I started itching first. I think my kids may have gotten whatever it is from me. The doctor told us it was scabies and prescribed us some permethrin 5% cream. It seemed to have helped for a day or so but then we washed ourselves in clorox water, hot as we could get it and it worked great for a week now it is back. We even washed every bed linen and clothes in hot water. Somebody tell me what the heck is this. I have a pet and now and afraid to go near her. I also wash my clothes in Gain and Tide. Nothing is safe anymore. Maybe in the manufacturer. Who knows? But relief we need fast. It is leaving black spots all over our body. Arms, web hands, face, back, wrist, and back of arm. HELP HELP HELP PLEASE. UGH!!!

I have had these same types of bumps ever since I was about 5, I am 21 now.  They started out on my elbows and itched so bad and when I scratched them they'd spread and it got so bad my mom used to put huge band aids on my elbows and make me wear long sleeved shirts so I couldn't itch them during school.  I've been to many many doctors and been told everything from I am allergic to the sun, allergic to water, they don't know, oh its just a rash, its dermatitis, its a chlorine reaction (which I am severely allergic to chlorine and it makes the bumps worse, I can't swim in chlorine pools and have to use a shower filter) and I've been told that girls around the age of 12 sometimes get this and it usually goes away by the mid 20's.....  Bottom Line, doctors have no idea.  Over the past year I have started getting the rash/bumps under my knee and on top of my knee and sometimes on my hips or my shins.  Sometimes there is no rash whatsoever and it just itches like hell.  I am convinced it is something internal.  I would not doubt Gain laundry detergent is a culprit, I am actually using Gain right now and having a huge flare up which is what led me to this blog.  I have been researching more internal issues such as Candida thou.  Simply taking antibiotics, eating lots of processed foods with sugar and yeast make Candida run rampant.  And Candida is equally an issue for men as it is women for those of you aren't aware.  I am actually vegan, went vegetarian when I was 12 and vegan when I was 15 and like I said I'm 21 now.  So my lifestyle eating habits tend to be better than most but I do have a history of drinking and smoking, although it was with all natural pure tobacco cigs and vegan vodka haha.  Just trying to make the point that diet has a huge part in this rash.  I have been getting it off and on for years; have tried about every cream you can think of.  Thus far the only thing that makes a real difference is Thieves Oil.  It's an essential oil blend of cinnamon, eucalyptus, rosemary, lemon and clove.  This oil is absolutely amazing.  I get it from this woman in the UK whose shop is: www.mothernaturesgoodies.co.uk I’m not trying to sell anything on here, I just think it is important people know there are alternatives out there other than creams and pills that are so toxic they make your body even more toxic and the Candida grow even more.  I would suggest anyone with these rashes to do a detox.  I favor clays.  I use pure zeolite clay or bentonite clay and mix a tablespoon with water with some sodium bicarbonate (without the aluminum) and chug it.  Oh boy does it do wonders.  I have also been using Neem oil.  Which you can also buy from that same above mentioned lady's website, or at a local health food store but they will probably charge you an arm and a leg.  I have also found using a soft nail bristle brush to rub in small circles to gently exfoliate the area in the shower does wonders!  I know they say don't scratch it and so on, but this is different.  You aren't using your nails that are full of bacteria and such, and it's removing dead skin and improving the over all health of the area.  Drinking at least 2 quarts of pure water a day does wonders.  I also use the foot detoxes.  You know those foot baths you put your feet in for 30 minutes and there's an array that puts on negative and positively charged ions into the water that absorb into your feet alkalizing your body and drawing out toxins.  These machines are not quackery.  They have healed and cured so many different health issues for me including UTI's.  Some salons carry these machines and charge about 45 dollars for a session but if your like my and are soooo fit to be tied with these rashes and bumps you might make a small investment like I did and purchase a brand new machine off of eBay for a little over $100.  They normally sell for a few grand.  And these machines can cure so many different diseases so it's totally worth it.  Another thing I would suggest is herbal tea!  Traditional Medicinals is by far superior to most teas.  As you will see from most Candida websites that name specific herbs that benefit your health during flare up symptoms, Traditional Medicinals Throat Coat with the licorice and their Every Day Detox do wonders, I'm actually steeping some right now.  So I would definitely suggest getting a chlorine shower filter.  Taking a shower is like taking a toxic gas bath and the chlorine stays in your fat cells and is darn near impossible to detox out if you’re stuffing your body full of foods with additives and lotions and deodorants that clog your pours.  I must also mention that vaccines are horrible for you and have so many chemicals and toxins in them that they alter your health dramatically.  You must detox a few times a year to get all the junk out of your system.  Additionally, silver fillings in your mouth are consistently leeching mercury into your body.  Also, did you know a very high percentage of high fructose corn syrup is made with mercury?  HFCS is in everything.  Eliminate it from your diet!  A website I would highly recommend is www.naturalnews.com  Mike Adams is the Health Ranger and knows darn near everything about everything.  Sorry this post is so long it’s just most of the posts only complain about issues and bring up one way to solve them.  I’m sure a few people out there would be interested in what I have to say since I’ve had these on again off again rashes for years.  And sometimes I won’t have any flare ups for a whole year or two.  I’m going to attribute it to toxins and Candida, which everyone has, it just manifests differently in people.  Some people get cancer, some get recurring ear infections, some have horrible insomnia, and so on and so fourth.  Unfortunately, we get the rashes.  Anywho, hope this helps!

That is all very good information.  I read Earth Clinic a lot and they also have similar advice on their posts.  I was thinking about trying a bentonite clay mask on my arms.  The clay should draw out whatever is in there.  Also, when I had severe hives back in 2000, I used perfume free Downy instead of fabric softener sheets.  I actually use the Gain sheets right now.  Hmmm . . . and I haven't had a flare up of this in years!  I also cut coffee out during a flare-up.  There is a good powdered laundry soap on the Internet called Charlie's soap that is toxin free and you just use a tiny scoop of it in each wash load.  It lasts a long time too because you use so little.  That helped me to jump-start my detoxification.  I did a similar protocol that was mentioned above, but I was doing it for kidney stones.  In a small crockpot I heated apple cider, cloves, ginger and stick cinnamon.  It is also probably anti-parasitic due to the cloves.  It tastes pretty good and seems to work.  I also followed the removal of autoimmunity protocol off of Earth Clinic.  Somewhere in the last week a large keloid scar from a C-section has now disappeared!!!  Amazing!  As far as exfoliating, I use the St. Ives Apricot Scrub all over my body sometimes.  It's amazing how laetrille costs a fortune and this scrub is only $2 at Wal-Mart. 

it's skin fungus. selsun blue medicated, wash everything including scalp, and face, and hands(dilute for gentle body regions). wash all clothes in hot water, towels and sheets too. then get althetes foot cream and apply where needed. also apply power foot stuff to skin if you life in humid climate, it'll help keep you dry. do not lotion as it well help spread the fungus. it enters through the hair folicle. scratching, like any rash is the worst thing you can do.  this is a four week treatment that could turn in to months or years if you're not dilligent. shower at least once a day in hot water to open pores. then put on freshly washed clothes and shoes as well. wash animals if they have a possibility of being contaminated. 

i've researched it. I would recommend putting cream on only a few spots. if they lessen in redness and itch less then i would begin entire treatment. coconut oil is anti-fungal.  but i honestly don't dare to use any oil.

I wondered if anyone would suggest a FUNGUS. 

I have had this for several weeks and it's driving me CRAZY. It comes and goes on my arms, legs and stomach.  I thought about degergents, etc., but I had poison ivy and about 10 tick bites several weeks ago after trimming my bushes.  I did a steroid pack and used a topical steroid as well.  I put polysporin on the tick bites, and they are still struggling to heal, probably because of the steroids. 

I now wonder if I got some type of fungal infection along with all of this.  Steroids would make a fungal infection run wild.  I'm going to try the Selsum Blue medicated and athletes foot cream treatment you mentioned.  Thanks for the info.

First, I apologize for NOT having a definative answer.  I wanted to share what I have been through over the past twenty years, along with details of use of soaps, drugs, lotions, etc.  Hoping to find some similarities to other people.  Just looking for some HOPE of help with this as it most certainly IS miserable to live with.

I groomed dogs for years. When I turned forty I started developing allergies to various things. I had a nurse practitioner tell me this type of rash/tiny hive looking bumps was scabies and was RX'd cream that did no good. After rash showed up I also developed strange inflamation and swelling around any areas where there was a lesion/break open of skin.  I even had ridiculous swelling/inflamation where I had cut my nails short. I didn't break the skin in cutting nails, but it hurt after swelling like I had cut them too short!  I finally put 2 & 2 together and realized this was happening whenever I had my skin broken by dog during grooming.  If dog saliva was involved in skin break, I would break out, swell and get heated inflamation...not just red, it would be WARM. I finally talked my NEW doctor into giving me antibiotics when I would have a break in my skin and that helped keep it under control. I switched doctors as I could not get the old GP & NP to listen to me that I would have had NO possibility of contracting scabies.

Sometime later was in Florida Keys and got bit by "No See Ums" (which I thought was a joke and made up...but the little buggers (no pun intended) are REAL!) I developed golf ball sized welts on my legs and throats started swelling shut. Had to hit the ER and they gave steroid shots and benedryl. It didn't take it away totally, but did reduce it. I don't like Benedryl as it causes light headedness and makes me sleep almost immediately and for several hours after taking.

I continued to develop even MORE allergies and had to quit grooming dogs. A week ago I got this terrible rash of mini hives once again and, as with many of you, have no health insurance and can not afford to go to the ER. I would go to the doctor ($120 for office visit) but they'll want to do tests most likely and THAT I CAN'T afford!  

The only things I can list that might be causes is that I got a refill on Darvocet and it was a new generic.  I have argued the point before that we are not told what the "filler" is that is used in the pills and therefore have NO clue what we may have ingested. I have cut way back on taking Darvocet since this happened, but I have arthritis and very bad knees and have to care for my ill husband so I MUST be able to function. The other things I can list are possible laundry soaps, I used Purex at my daughters house but have no idea which items those were now and have used Gain and Tide. I just bought some Arm and Hammer and am washing a couple loads with that now and no dryer sheets to see if I see any differences. 

I have resorted to taking Benedryl if it gets really bad and that seems to help some. I just woke up out of a deep sleep at four in the morning with a full on swollen rash across my whole stomach.  The stomach rash reminds me of a similar rash my Mother got many years ago when we adopted a puppy from the pound and it had mange. That was "cured" on humans with a topical cream. It was worse when the body temp went up.

One last thing, a temporary solution I found if the itching is so severe that it is just putting you over the edge is to take an ice cube and rub it over the area. The ice seems to dull the senses temporarily. 

Hope some of this helps someone.  Please keep writing of your experiences as I know it helps others to compare maladies/remedies/situations. 

Good luck everyone!

Someone posted on Earth Clinic about ice containing the bacteria on a boil.  It stops it dead in its tracks.  That's why operating rooms are so frigid!

I have small pink itchy pimples here and there over my arms, wrists, upper legs on thighs........even in my hair..and under my chin........my doctor said it was from stress....and God  knows I am under a lot of stress.......  it was scaring me...thought it was bed bugs....or mites....but Doctor said no.  Just a few minutes ago..one appeared inside the upper part of my left leg ...itched HORRIBLE...I put the HYDROCORTISONE CREAM on it..and after a bit...it stopped itching.  I have no idea what is causing this.....my skin is so sensitive........I feel sorry for anyone that has this problem.

Dermatologist was stymied.  Couldn't figure it out. GP claimed it was hot tub rash. WRONG! I haven't been in a hot tub.  Besides, I've been getting these reactions off and on since 1995.

Went to a Naturopathic/Osteopath doc who said my itching was from stress. Each time I've had a breakout I've been pushed to my limits.  I have to agree with the stress diagnosis because I've eliminated all the known causes of skin rashes from detergents to food.  And these are not bug bites! I'm gluten free, and eat organic; no beef or dairy.

The ND doc said that the nerve endings were irritated by stress and touching the underside of the skin and zapping me, causing a miniscule bump. (I've used the expression: My nerves are fried! and I guess they are.) The bump then forms a teeny water blister and the itching begins. It's like someone randomly stuck me all over with a straight pin. Even when they scab over, they continue to itch.  They are crater in shape at this point and the scab in sunk into the crater, not raised like most scabs are.  These bumps seem to have a course they to have to run through which defies logic.  Sometimes the bumps appear singular and other times are in clusters.  Sometimes they go across the top of the thighs, sometimes it's one on my ankle, three on my side, two in my hairline, four on my abdomen--no rhyme or reason.  I use Calamine lotion and/or witch hazel. Sometimes these bumps clear up within a few weeks, sometimes it takes months.

I like to think I'm a calm person.  I meditate every night. But the ND doc said: Do you worry a lot about things you have no control over, like another person's detrimental behavior for example? Get a little obsessive in your thinking about how to resolve a issue . . .. Do you sometimes suffer from insomnia, have acid reflux . . . Do you fail to take time to rest, eat right?  This is anxiety, he said.  This is stress which causes a chemical reaction in your body that irritates the nerves, which in turn irritate's your skin.

Unfortunately, washing your bed linen does not get rid of bed bugs.  If this was the case.  Exzema does cause bumps like this and does itch pretty bad.  I suffer everyday.  I purchased Cortizone 10 cream for Exzcema and it helped, now I have a seperate rash that will not go away but is the same type of bump.  I have read that it may be Splenda.  I recently quit using splenda and i am very anxious to find out if this is the case.

Hey,

  I have the same problem. Ive had these bumps for about a year now. They first started out as bumps that look like my skin color and didnt bother me untill about four mnths ago. It started itching and then after i itch it it bleeds then burns a bit. And now it seems to be going up my leg on to my thigh. Im super freaked out and have no idea what it is. =( if you find out any thing please please let me know. 

god damn it. i wish i saw this before i washed my whole bed in GAIN today. tonight is gonna suck. i actually took an STD test caz i thought it was cyphilis (was recently witha nasty chick) (ey life has its mistakes) but im clean -high fiiive-

yea, i washed all ym sheets, pillows, blankets with gain. incase it was a parasite. caz a few of my friends have this as well. i also sprayed my bed with a bug poison just to see if it is a parasite. the itching has not stopped. and my dad checked my bed for bed bugs (theres an outbreak going on) but i dont have any. ill make sure we get something else. maybe if i sleep with my Inception App on iphone 4 ill sleep pleasant. and try not to think of the itch. 

I am experiencing the same symptoms as almost everyone else. The little bumps are either red or flesh colored and they come and go. They are most common at night. They started on my arms and wrists but have now spread to my legs and stomach. ANti-itch cream only works for a little while then the crazy itching is right back. I am almost certain that it is not an allergic reaction. No rash, just bumps. Also, I have heavy bruising on my legs from where I scratch so hard during the night (even in my sleep). Thought it was dry skin but lotions haven't helped at all. HELP!

I just started getting these small pink bumps taht itch. An my boyfriend said taht I should get checked for scabies, but I looked at pictures of scabies and theses bumps don't look anything likr that, there not a deep red at all. There very tiny pink bumps that just itch. I think I will put viniger ony my bumps like you tried and I hope it works cause I don't wanna go to the doctors at all.

This is a response to all, I posted on here on March 9 and I just went to the dermatologist last week.  From what he stated, he said I had another form of psoriasis and he put me on a steroid cream that I apply 3 times a day.  It has been over a week and the bumps are going away slowly.  I didn't know that there were 5 different types of psoriasis and according to him I have a mild case of one.  Hope this information helps. 

Dermatologist was stymied. Couldn't figure it out. GP claimed it was hot tub rash. WRONG! I haven't been in a hot tub. Besides, I've been getting these reactions off and on since 1995.

Went to a Naturopathic/Osteopath doc who said my itching was from stress. Each time I've had a breakout I've been pushed to my limits. I have to agree with the stress diagnosis because I've eliminated all the known causes of skin rashes from detergents to food. And these are not bug bites! I'm gluten free, and eat organic; no beef or dairy.

The ND doc said that the nerve endings were irritated by stress and touching the underside of the skin and zapping me, causing a miniscule bump. (I've used the expression: My nerves are fried! and I guess they are.) The bump then forms a teeny water blister and the itching begins. It's like someone randomly stuck me all over with a straight pin. Even when they scab over, they continue to itch. They are crater in shape at this point and the scab in sunk into the crater, not raised like most scabs are. These bumps seem to have a course they to have to run through which defies logic. Sometimes the bumps appear singular and other times are in clusters. Sometimes they go across the top of the thighs, sometimes it's one on my ankle, three on my side, two in my hairline, four on my abdomen--no rhyme or reason. I use Calamine lotion and/or witch hazel. Sometimes these bumps clear up within a few weeks, sometimes it takes months.

I like to think I'm a calm person. I meditate every night. But the ND doc said: Do you worry a lot about things you have no control over, like another person's detrimental behavior for example? Get a little obsessive in your thinking about how to resolve a issue . . .. Do you sometimes suffer from insomnia, have acid reflux . . . Do you fail to take time to rest, eat right? This is anxiety, he said. This is stress which causes a chemical reaction in your body that irritates the nerves, which in turn irritate's your skin.

the other oddity about it being pet related is that many people who pet and live with the same animals are not faced with the symptoms... (we have two other roomates who do not have the bites) i think that would eliminate the possibility of it being from flea treatments..

Inflammation of the hair follicles... But due to what?! The bumps are on even non- hairy places like elbows sometimes which is really weird!

Yes thank you, that was my very first thought as I do a lot of travelling. However, I had the bites assesed by two phyisicians and my home inspected from head to toe and we are most assuredly bed bug free.. I kind of wish it were now though so at least I would have an explanation with a treatment!

thanks for the suggestions but we both have been using the same products for years before the itching began...

thank you for your response... the only thing is that i had used Purex for so long before the rash and itchiness appeared. i had been using it all summer, fall and winter, and it wasnt until I slept with this new person that I noticed the itchy bumps. that however does not likely explain how your mother got them so I am willing to give it a try... I will eliminate all non-natural detergents from our use from now on.. it will probably take some time before the results are seen if it does stay in your clothing but it is certainly worth a try...I will continue to check these posts and  give updates when I can.

I also had the underskin or skin colored itchy bumps, started on the backs of my legs and spread up my legs and then up the inside of my arms.  itched like crazy at night and when i was hot like in the tub.  I went to the doctor and he told me also folliculitis but not bacterial.  he said it didnt look bad enough.  he said it was just inflamatory and put me a steroid pack oral,  and  topical cortizone.  It did go away on this but a few days after i went off them they did come back. I started my own regimen of sitting on anitibacterial soap water lol  rite aid brand.  i would get in the tub let the soap sit in the water and wash really well and soak in it.  It did go away and i still use the soap every bath.   So this does sound probable the bacterial diagnosis.   this is the weird thing,  my daughter has been itching like this she is 24 since february.  do we did think this was contagious.  which bacterial infections can be.  she scratches like crazy and has spread it every where.  now her baby is starting with the bumps.  she doesnt have insurance (she works per diem at the hospital, go figure)  so she took the baby and they have said everything from excema (no dry patches)  to heat rash ( ive seen heat rash and it doesnt act like this. Im thinking we all have a bacterial folliculitis.  Im going to start her soaking in the tub like i did,  but hers is more widespread and she may need the antibiotic.   we couldnt figure why mine went away and hers wasnt but i think this is the answer.   hers and mine both all seemed to be around follicles  ,   even the doctor said this to me.   thanks for the info. 

hello, i've left several posts on this website in order that someone may read them and try what i think will help, and i'm pretty sure, cure the rash.

Hot water would irritate them, as it kills the fungus that is beneath skin. I'm pretty sure that something in gain, sun, possibly even purex and arm and hammer detergent is causing fungus, or something of that family to enter through the hair folicle and grow. the more you scratch(as is any rash) the more it spreads.

I have had a process that i've done and it has worked successfully for me, but it does require patients. If you look up skin fungus it'll describe scaling, itching, and burning.

first- i would stop scratching,

second- no lotion, and if you can help it, no oil either. If you must, coconut oil is antifungal. 

third- i would try these products:

SELSON BLUE Medicated-do not put this on your genitals. it is anti-fungal and to a degree yeast is a form of fungus and some is required in those areas. if you use it in those areas you are sure to get a yeast infection of some sort.

Perscription strength anti fungal cream- it doesn't matter which brand really, as long as it is anti fungal. There is one that has Clatrimazole 1%. there is also one that starts with a "t". if you go to your local dollar tree i believe you'll be able to find the clatrimazole in the althetes foot creme. selsun blue at walgreens. now9258489139

 i would also buy the preventative foot powder. it'll keep your skin dry and keep from flare ups.

ONCE YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR PRODUCTS - SORT ALL OF YOUR CLOTHES. ONES THAT HAVE BEEN WASHED IN GAIN -OR OTHER SAID DETERGENT. YOU WILL NEED TO REWASH ALL OF THESE IN HOT, NOT WARM, HOT WATER. IT WILL KILL THE FUNGUS. ONCE YOU'VE DONE THAT I WOULD SHOWER IN HOT WATER. WASH AFFECTED AREAS WITH SELSUN BLUE. YES INCLUDING SKIN, EVEN THOUGH ON THE BOTTLE IT WILL SAY NOT AFFECTIVE FOR SKIN.  NOW, IF YOU HAVE ANIMALS, SPEAK TO YOUR VET AS FAR AS ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENTS GO FOR PETS, OR ASK IF THEY CAN ALSO BE TREATED WITH SELSUN AND JUST DILUTE IT A LITTLE MORE. DRY OFF AND APPLY THE CREAM GENEROUSLY. THEN USE THE POWDER ALL OVER, BUT ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE KNEE, LOWER BACK, BOTTOM OF THE BUTTOCKS. IF YOU'VE HAD IT ON YOUR FEET. SOAK YOU FEET IN SELSUN, AND APPLY CREAM. POWDER AND THEN PUT ON SOCKS.

IT TAKES FOUR WEEKS ACCORDING TO THE BOTTLE.

NOW, YOU MAY WANT TO TRY JUST A COUPLE OF THE SPOTS TO SEE IF THEY REDUCE IN REDNESS BY THE NEXT DAY, OR EVEN WITH IN A FEW HOURS, AND YOU'LL STILL ITCH FOR A BIT, BUT IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND MY ARMS ARE COMPLETELY CLEARED UP :) SUCH A RELIEF. I HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL AND THAT YOU TRY IT.

BLESSINGS. 

oh, and get rid of your gain laundry detergent. infact only use a laundry detergent that you trust and you have never had an outbreak from. if it says something in the realm of enzymes in the ingredience- don't use it. They aren't saying what the enzymes are only that it is part of the ingredient list.

This is my 2nd year with the itchy bumps. They started on my arms last year, and I ended up with dark round circle scars from itching so much. So yes - DO NOT SCRATCH THEM. This year, it started on my foot and wrist. It has since spread on both legs and arms.  It is strange how they are so spaced out. I also thought it was bugs, since we have animals. I checked everything and made sure they had meds on them for bugs.

I did go to the dermatologist last year and she took a skin sample. She said it is very common. More and more people are getting it. She said it was an autoimmune thing that affects the hair follicles.  She gave me a cortizone cream and it took the itch away.

I do not use gain, but I do use Purex Free and Clear. I think you may be on to something with the soapsuds.  I may go back to washing my clothes in baby detergent until this is under control.  Little more money, but alot more comfort will be worth it.

I am heading back to the doctor again and will see if can get anymore input.

Let you know.

It is too coincidental for it not to be something with the soap, one soap or another. gain seems to be the most common; i've had an allergy to it my whole life, but the other soaps are new allergies.

great value knock offs at walmart is what i've usually used and have never had a problem. i think i'll stick with that from now on.

just a thought, but have any of you been in a possibly moldy area. basement that is old and has had leaks? have your pets?

those dark circles you're talking about.. i'm pretty sure it is fungus, under the skin. I would give the cream a try. considering everything on this website have been through it can't hurt to try and it's cleared mine up entirely. i'm still washing with selsun blue just in case. 

It is too coincidental for it not to be something with the soap, one soap or another. gain seems to be the most common; i've had an allergy to it my whole life, but the other soaps are new allergies.

great value knock offs at walmart is what i've usually used and have never had a problem. i think i'll stick with that from now on.

just a thought, but have any of you been in a possibly moldy area. basement that is old and has had leaks? have your pets?

those dark circles you're talking about.. i'm pretty sure it is fungus, under the skin. I would give the cream a try. considering everything on this website have been through it can't hurt to try and it's cleared mine up entirely. i'm still washing with selsun blue just in case. 

This is my 2nd year with the itchy bumps. They started on my arms last year, and I ended up with dark round circle scars from itching so much. So yes - DO NOT SCRATCH THEM. This year, it started on my foot and wrist. It has since spread on both legs and arms.  It is strange how they are so spaced out. I also thought it was bugs, since we have animals. I checked everything and made sure they had meds on them for bugs.

I did go to the dermatologist last year and she took a skin sample. She said it is very common. More and more people are getting it. She said it was an autoimmune thing that affects the hair follicles.  She gave me a cortizone cream and it took the itch away.

I do not use gain, but I do use Purex Free and Clear. I think you may be on to something with the soapsuds.  I may go back to washing my clothes in baby detergent until this is under control.  Little more money, but alot more comfort will be worth it.

I am heading back to the doctor again and will see if can get anymore input.

Let you know.

Wow - it must be the Gain for you people using it.  Like I said, I use so-called Free and Clear Purex and am having the same problem.  Perhaps we all need to change to the baby stuff.

hello, I just wanted to keep everyone up-to-date. Antifungal cream, selsun blue, and new laundry soap cured whatever it was in my skin. I'm happy to report that I am bump and itch free, but it has taken an extreme amount of care and patience.

Gain, purex, sun, each of them should be reported.

i've posted instructions as to how i've gotten rid of mine. I didn't go to the doctor, as I, like most people that have posted on here, do not have insurance. but i've researched it several different ways as I didn't think I could handle having those bumps on my skin as a lifetime condition.

Please go to your local Dollar Tree, they should have althetes foot creme there for a dollar. rub it on a few bumps. wear newly washed clothes in a different trusted laundry detergent. If your bumps reduce then it probably is what i had and you can start using selsun blue medicated shampoo as a topical body wash for only the affected areas. DO NOT USE THIS IN YOUR GENITAL AREA PLEASE.

apply cream liberally once your out of the shower. do not rewear clothes. wash all clothes in hot water. do not lotion your skin as fungus grows in moisture. do not scratch, no matter how tempting it'll only make more work for you later. also, you may want to wash your hands and finger nails meticulously. also, it can transfer to your scalp. i'm pretty sure that dandruff is a form of a fungal infection. so don't forget your sheets and pillow cases, and blankets.

for awhile you'll see some bumps, the resistant ones, continue to pop up when you get hot, or anxious; just carry some cream with you and apply as needed. 

I really hope this helps even one of you.

regards.

ANTI-FUNGAL CREAM @ DOLLAR TREE. SELSUN BLUE MEDICATED SHAMPOO IS ALSO ANTI-FUNGAL. YOU CAN ALSO PUT COCONUT OR SEASAME OIL OVER IT OCCASIONALLY AS THEY ARE ANTI-FUNGAL AS WELL.

IT IS SOME TYPE OF FUNGUS THAT ENTERS THROUGH THE HAIR FOLICULE. I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS FROM SOAP, OR MOLDY AREAS. TRY TO SHOWER OFTEN SO IT DOESN'T GROW. AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWELVE HOURS. AND DON'T REWEAR CLOTHES UNLESS WASHED IN HOT WATER WITH A TRUSTED LAUNDRY SOAP. GAIN IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF THE RASH.

HOPE THIS HELPS! REGARDS.

You aren't alone... I've been watching the website for months because of how miserable i felt. i decided to look up symptoms of different rashes, as mine was spreading and itching and i felt disgusting and miserable.

I believe it could be the soaps, dial, gain, sun, oxyclean, and so forth that have possibly upgraded to a new cleaning agent that either causes fungus to seep in through the hair folicle, or makes skin more sensitive to it. also, if your around basements that have leaked or could possibly have fungus or any kind in them have them inspected, and maybe keep pets and children away from them as well.

wash with selsun blue medicated shampoo on the affected areas, including scalp. DO NOT WASH GENITALS WITH ANTI_FUNGAL SHAMPOO. wash with hot water as it will open up your pores and allow the medicine to treat inside the skin. once you're out of the shower dry well and clotramizole (anti-fungal /althete's foot cream) all over. You can find this cream for $1 at the dollar tree. apply liberally.

shower every twelve hours to prevent flaire ups and extra itchyness.

change soaps that are not trusted. dove is a very trusted soap in my household. laundry soap seems to be a cause so you may want to switch that out. and wash everything in hot water to kill the bacteria. witch hazel is one of many anti bacterial, anti fugal products. so are coconut oil and sesame seed oil.

good luck :)

- Correction -

I recently experienced this issue with small itching bumps on my arm.
I was able to find a resolution for myself. I used PEPPERMINT OIL to resolve my issue, I purchased some from GNC for a lil more than 7 dollars. I began to apply the oil immediately. Anytime that I felt any sensations of itching I applied more.
I applied the oil after washing the infected area with regular soap and water, and other times I used a hot towel to open up the pores in my skin and then I applied the oil. Using this oil does create a sensation on the skin, but the oil it worked wonderfully. The itching stopped after the 2nd day of using the oil & the bumps began to dry up as well on the 2nd day of using the Peppermint Oil. I hope this helps you all as well as it has helped me!

also LEISHMANISIS currently affects around 12 million people in 88 countries. with 2.5 million new infections annually.

also LEISHMANISIS currently affects around 12 million people in 88 countries. with 2.5 million new infections annually.