Skin rash

[GirlwiththeCurl]

L has developed an itchy skin rash in her armpits and behind her knees. I was assuming eczema (though she has never had it before) but it has not cleared up with a mild steroid cream and actually doesn't look all that much like the eczema I or her sister get. She has pretty distinct pimply-looking red raised spots, but there is no head that I can see. The skin between spots looks normal. Is there anything in the way of skin rashes I ought to be looking out for? She is taking azathioprine and Flagyl and Ursodiol.

Thanks!

 

[my little penguin]

Sweet syndrome
Can be caused by Ibd more common in colitis
But comes with flu like symptoms ( or after any upper respiratory infection)
Also can be caused by Aza

Ds has had it for 6 months on and off
The rashes all look a little bit different each time he gets it
Not at all like the online picture last btw

http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2012.00013/full
Skin manifestations of Ibd
Enjoy

 

[crohnsinct]

Guttate Psoriasis
Folliculitis

The list is endless. I would take her to a derm and see if you can narrow it down.

 

[GirlwiththeCurl]

Thanks, mlp and CIC! Evidently the school nurse slapped some benadryl cream under her arms today and the spots there have all but disappeared. Behind her knees are still a mess, though (though I put some benadryl cream on them after talking to the nurse). So... An allergic reaction or something that responds to antihistamines. I'm going to take a look at that list, thanks.

 

[CrohnsDadNJ]

Thanks, mlp and CIC! Evidently the school nurse slapped some benadryl cream under her arms today and the spots there have all but disappeared. Behind her knees are still a mess, though (though I put some benadryl cream on them after talking to the nurse). So... An allergic reaction or something that responds to antihistamines. I'm going to take a look at that list, thanks.

My son gets them all the time. Doctor said Hydrocortisone cream twice a day for seven days. It works. Thought it may reappear in a few weeks at same place or different.