Ongoing rash

[Sylvia22]

I went to Doctors with rash on my upper arms and she said it looked as though it had got infected and put me on a weeks antibiotics. Sin will then I noticed that wheresun has caught top of one foot that too now has a rash. Had rash on my lower legs before but not arms. Any thoughts

[Diane17884]

I'm recently diagnosed hashimoto's and started suffering what I thought was prickly heat. I've never suffered before even when really hot temperatures abroad for example. After some research mine seemed more likely to be Polymorphous light eruption as it was only happening in the sun and can be more common in hashi cases. Not sure if this is helpful or not but have a Google and see if it resembles your rash x

[Chunipet in reply to Diane17884]

Sorry to jump in on this but I’ve been suffering the same rash this year. Never heard of ple but I’ve checked it out and it describes exactly what I’ve got. Thank you!

[Diane17884 in reply to Chunipet]

Your welcome I'd never heard of it either.

[Finola]

Hi

I get a rash on my chest and face, which after several decades I have worked out is caused by long sun exposure - kind of little raised red bumps which can be a bit itchy. Have never asked the gp about it but if I use sunscreen I don't get the rash. Not sure if it's yet another symptom of thyroid disorder, but it has got worse since I went through the menopause. Possibly connected to lower levels of melanin in our skin after the change.

[Sylvia22]

Thanks to all those who replied. Think you are right. Probabaly due to hot weather