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Rash on my elbow

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Dr Artem Agafonov answered this Different Kinds of Skin Rashes And What to Do About Them
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Guest

hey i am 13 and i have had little bumps on my elbow for 13 years i found out that in warm weather my bumps multiply. on avarge i probaly have like 15 to 20 little bumps. but in the warm weather they like double or triple they just recently started to itch alittle
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Guest

I have also developed dry, bumpy, flaky skin on my elbows (which has been most perplexing) and coincidently also recently bought a Chinese-made chair for my computer desk. Could it be carrying a contagion or toxic chemical agent?

I am 41, have not changed any of my lifestyle routines or habits, and have never experienced this before.
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Guest

Try getting tested for HSV 1 and 2. I know it sounds weird, but I've heard that it can sometimes manifest itself as itchy bumps on the joints of your elbows or knees-- especially if an outbreak is exacerbated by prolonged sun exposure.
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Summerirene

the bumps on your elbow that don't itch- it's a virus. Ive had it for years I'm at the doctors as we speak to see what can be done :-) I'll post te name of it once I've seen the doctor
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Guest

OMFG I can’t believe it . Last night I discovered the reason for the rashes on my elbow.  Its the Office Chair I purchased.  And ever since I have had these rashes I noticed that after sitting in the chair my rashes worsened I would go wash then cleaned them with alcohol. Itching would disappear. From reading all these post I am definitely sure that there is a chemical in the plastic of the chair that is no good for the skin. i have cleaned the armrest with alcohol  and have covered  them with  socks I have a funny feeling about this  and believe that is the same model of chair or from the same manufacture. I will past a photo of the chair I have.

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Guest

Funny, I developed this itchy rash like many of you and decided to Google it to see what I could find, low and behold I've just recently purchased a new office chair at office max. I told my wife I thought it was the chair and she laughed at me, after reading this she's not laughing anymore. The chair is called The EZ Chair from true innovations. Dang it, I like the chair too, what's the good in having arm rests if you cant put your elbows there.....

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lexus

I have the same thing inches like hell l and keep coming back every couple of months.
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Guest

i do. and i have had for about a year. i tried to put hydrocortizon but it doesnt help. does anyone have any other ideas about how to get rid of it.
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EM

Hi!

I have non-itchy bumps on both elbows.  It usually comes at this time of the year.  It started the year my dog got scabies, so I assumed it had something to do with critters that live under the skin in their annual cycle.  Other than that, I have no theories.  I've asked around a lot.  Docs don't know.  M. 
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greggo

in this months journal of the american academy of dermatology-feb. 2013,pg. 306, your skin condition is described as a localized variant of polymorphous light eruption that occurs in spring and summer. treatment with topical steroids will enable resolution.

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Guest


I get an itchy elbow rash during March-April time frame. The 1st year after several PCP visits, countless creams and no cure, I went to the dermatologist had a biopsy done; the results were that I was allergic to an ingredient in my blood pressure meds which I've taken for years. The dermatologist prescribed a cream for the rash. After 2 weeks it was gone. Year 2 March 2013 guess what??? The rash is back. It has to be something in the Austin, Texas air that attacks my elbows.

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Jacque


I have the same...hard has been red but with calamine lotion redness has seemed to decrease. I've had a little area of small lumpy bumps for a few years however has increased significantly within last few months. Does anyone know what this is? There's no itching or pain...just unsightly and irritating!
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Guest

Just put lotion on it

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Guest

I've had a seasonal rash on my elbows for as long as i can remember. Little bumps that itch. Only happens in late the Spring/Summertime. As soon as it starts to appear, i get a couple of different tubes of antifungal cream from the store and slather it on a couple of times a day, and it goes away. 

It never ever happens in the fall and winter, which leads me to believe that it has something to do with leaning on ones elbows during hot and humid weather conditions, that causes it.

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Guest

Yup, Same for me... Bought a Mesh with plastic arm rest chair at work...Staples I think? and rash appeared over the next couple of months.... Socks on the armrest works great. I also started using Coconut oil as a lotion. only a little goes a long way.
It is much better now.
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