To think this may need more urgent attention now?? Medical issue

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DH is worrying me a bit. He's had a skin issue now for around 2 months. It's like his skin is on fire and it's getting worse. It's itchy all over, he said feels like things crawling over him and he has cracked and scabbed skin in large patches on his arms, legs, tummy and back.

He's been to the doctors twice who keep saying it's eczema (I've got eczema and it looks absolutely nothing like it but I appreciate I'm no doctor!).

He's tried steroid creams, steroid tablets, antibiotics... Nothing is touching it.

He's so miserable tonight, says he feels like he's burning everywhere (he doesn't have a temp though I checked).

Would I be unreasonable to suggest he gets this looked at more urgently now? Maybe even A&E? 111?! Anything! Or do we trust the GP that it's "just" eczema?

That's a bit harsh @Sugarplumfairy65. PP has said she had similar and went to A&E and was then admitted.

Got a pic OP?

Sounds like my partner eczema, he's under dermatology for it and requires imunosuppressant medication for it , eczema can be this bad x

urticaria?- has he had anti bionic? my poor mum was absolute months of this.apart from pain,unsightly it took ages to end and had to have some sorta light therapy.

Poor thing. Hope he finds a cause.

It can be nerves misfiring
I have ms and it's a symptom caused by this

Cholestasis? Any other symptoms Op
I actually think if he's too the point of it being unbearable then perhaps A&e is the right place, it could be a liver problem

I would go to A&E as they can give stronger or IV antihistamine that might help. It sounds dreadful and a long wait til Tuesday.

Has anyone mentioned Xolair injections?

I'd tell him to go to A&E where they can look at it and run some tests plus give him a strong antihistamine if he needs it .

www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/professionals/clinical-tools-patient-management/digestive-diseases/dermatitis-herpetiformis#:~:text=Dermatitis%20herpetiformis%20(DH)%20is%20a,of%20people%20with%20celiac%20disease.

Was suffestedxabove
Dd rash turned out to be medication reaction
Get urgent dermatology referral

Hey OP, I was just wondering what your husbands diet is like? I’ve had psoriasis for over ten years and in my case gluten makes it so much worse

Agree that you may need liver function tests to rule out another illness, pharmacy would definitely help with regards to creams and if they think it may be scabies, but for the immediate relief I’ve found lanolin nipple cream is really good as a barrier over sore patches of skin, it might give some relief to him so he can get some rest. I hope he feels less distressed soon.

A&E doctors will have less experience with dermatology than the GP, and the chance of there being an on call dermatologist on a Friday night is incredibly slim. He needs to push the GP for a dermatology referral, or if you can afford it find a private one.

Ask gp to refer to Dermatology

Has he had covid recently? I’ve heard this mentioned in relation to covid/long covid

Has he had covid?

Has he had a cold type bug recently which wasn't covid?

No offence meant but is he a regular drinker of alcohol?

It’s probably been mentioned but if it were scabies you and anyone else would be affected as it’s highly contagious x

Severe itching can be a symptom of long covid. My partner has an autoimmune condition and him and several of his acquaintances who had long covid and the same condition all experienced severe itching. Antihistamines worked for them but it seems different antihistamines work for different people so might be worth experimenting. Sounds torturous. Hope he gets to the bottom of it sooner rather than later.

Sounds like how my Dad described his cellulitis.

I developed liver issues from overactive thyroid and had all over itching, drove me insane, was sleeping about 2hrs a night but GP didn’t help. Had a rash all over my back too. I got some anti itch cream that was excellent, called Eurax, and had baths with Epsom salts or bicarbonate of soda. Both really helped the itching. I tried a small bit on my wrist first before running a whole bath in case it was irritating.