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Title: Rash?
Post by: KICKSTART on April 24, 2009, 01:11:53 PM

Just recently i have noticed some white spots forming on my stomach and my arms seem to have come out in a raised sort of rash , very much like goose bumps on my arms but there all the time. The ones on my stomach are about a dozen but deffo white, more like raised little spots. Ive not changed any soap or anything like that , so pretty sure its not an allergy. Ive got very high phosphorus at the moment and im sure i read something somewhere about these white spots when i was reading up about that , but cant find any info anywhere. Anyone know anything ?

Title: Re: Rash?
Post by: Stoday on April 24, 2009, 01:29:10 PM

Google it. I did. Top of the list was this:-


WHITE SPOTS ON SKIN - Dermatology - MedHelp

I have white spots that started on my chest and now is all over my back and shoulders.they are in patches.I was told it was skin cancer. ...

I hope you don't get depressed easily.

Title: Re: Rash?
Post by: jbeany on April 24, 2009, 01:31:42 PM

It might be a calcium deposit.  Oh, shoot. . .  calcinosis?  Something like that.  It's part of the high phos thing - the calcium leaches out of your bones, and ends up in your skin and your joints.  Search calcium skin deposits and see what you can find.

Title: Re: Rash?
Post by: MandaMe1986 on April 24, 2009, 01:37:31 PM

I get a rash like that on my legs and arms and my doctor told me it is related with my Lupus.   I am not sure what kind of medical problems you have but I might check into them and see if a rash could be a side effect.

Title: Re: Rash?
Post by: KICKSTART on April 24, 2009, 02:10:06 PM

Thanks for your suggestions guys ..glad to say its none of those causes !!! Its difficult to describe really isnt it .. anyway my renal nurse is coming next week so i will get her to check it out.To me it seems more like a reaction to something .. not sure what though ! Hopefully its just some sort of rash  and nothing drastic !

Title: Re: Rash?
Post by: RightSide on April 26, 2009, 04:06:21 PM

If this rash started up fairly quickly and spread fairly rapidly, it's unlikely to be skin cancer.  Could be a fungal infection (tinea versicolor), or any number of other possibilities.  What you ought to do is go to Google and search "Images" for "white spots on skin."  See if any of the photos match what you have on your own body.

This is tinea versicolor:
http://tinyurl.com/cacegb

Ever since ESRD screwed up my immune system, I get fungal infections on my skin every time I take antibiotics.

Title: Re: Rash?
Post by: KICKSTART on April 27, 2009, 05:39:15 AM

Thanks first thing i did was Google .. nothing matches . I have just recently changes some tablets , so it could be that ..anyway nurse coming this week , so will show her see if she has seen them before !