A member asked:

How do i know if i have hives or some other skin problem. red spots that are very itchy and they are all over. ?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Red itchy spot: May be poison ivy or oak, other contact dermatitis, bed bugs or scabies., Benedryl helps, you may need steroid ( prednisone) pills if topical steroids do not help. Sometimes there is an associated infection so antibiotics may be used as well. For scabies you need elmite. Wash all clothes/ bed linen . See doc/urgent care/telemedicine

Answered 10/8/2014

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