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Post covid itch and hives

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: May 26 9:35pm | Replies (76)

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@janeaddams

Yes, hives. A few weeks after a March 17 positive Covid test, I developed an itchy pink/red rash encircling my eyes...it got redder and spread, down to my upper neck and shoulders. After trying OTC creams, I saw an ophthalmologist re concerns about eye involvement; he diagnosed dry eye and blepharitis, sold me drops, scrubs and a microwave-heated compress to apply a couple of times a day. Everything got worse, so next I saw a dermatologist who said stop the heat, it was making it worse, that it was an allergic reaction to something, prescribed a steroid cream and an antihistamine. The cream could only be used for two weeks; the rash abated and then came back a bit and slowly remitted, over the course of the next few weeks, during which I used a variety of OTC anti-itch creams. He also said he has seen post-Covid rashes; not uncommon, and his theory is the body's immune system is a wreck and unable to fight allergens normally (it was hay fever season and I do have allergies, but never a rash.) So, it's anybody's guess, like a lot of these weird Covid symptoms, and the doctors I've seen in Chicago are just throwing Jell-O at the wall to see what sticks. Good luck finding relief, my rash has been totally gone for a few months.

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I had a very similar experience. Steroid prescribed for two weeks, rash got better but dried my skin out terribly. And came back. A different dermatologist prescribed OTC Sarna Sensitive and it stopped itch and it cleared up. Episode lasted about 6 months. Once in a while it looks like it’s starting again but doesn’t.
Love the ‘throwing jello on the wall to see what sticks” comment. Gave me a chuckle- thanks. Crazy virus 🦠