Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 Dear , Our daughter was diagnosed in November with systemic JRA, she is 11. She has had the rash to some degree ever since. It is usually on her legs, but it can appear on her arms , back , buttocks, and face. It has always itched, and we have yet to find real relief. We have bought every lotion that is sold. We give her zyrtec , an antihistamine, at night, but I can't really say if it helps or not. If you come up with something, let me know. Our ped. rheumy says that the rash isn't supposed to itch, but hers has always itched. We have changed all detergents and soaps to no avail. I am trying to see if there is a link with her itching with her intake of chocolate or nuts. Just a thought. We have tried everything. Good luck. Time of year/rashes >Hi! >My son Toby was diagnosed with jra this past winter, although his symptoms >became quite apparent in the fall. As we look back, we too have noticed that >his flares have usually occurred in the spring and fall. He is presently >taking Naprosyn and that seems to manage his pain symptoms. That is until >recently, where now he is quite stiff in the morning. I am not sure there is >medical evidence that would support our theory of " seasonal arthritis, " but I >am searching! >One question-Toby has had rashes from time-to-time. The rash usually appears >on his chest. The same type of rash has appeared on his face, on his upper >cheek bone area. It is quite itchy. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, >are you aware of any treatments? >Thank you all for such an informative site! > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Sign up for the free zZounds.com newsletter for the latest and >greatest music gear savings, musician tips and hot contests. >1/3738/2/_/524922/_/957879464/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >For links to websites with JRA info visit: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/8414/Links.html > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 I haven't noticed any rashes on 's face, but he does get them on his trunk and under his arms. Also, during times when he's not in a " flare " he has severe psoriasis on his hands, elbows and fingers. The dermatologist said there may be a connection.....anyone ever hear of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2000 Report Share Posted May 10, 2000 there is a type of arthritis in adults called psoriatic arthritis. I can't remember much more than that though. --- xycollxy@... wrote: > I haven't noticed any rashes on 's face, but he > does get them on his > trunk and under his arms. Also, during times when > he's not in a " flare " he > has severe psoriasis on his hands, elbows and > fingers. The dermatologist > said there may be a connection.....anyone ever hear > of that? > ===== I'm not under the alkafluence of inkahol that some thinkle peep I am. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2000 Report Share Posted May 10, 2000 Hi, It's sometimes hard to distinguish if the rash is appearing as a possible side effect of a medication, a different allergic response to something in the environment, or due to illness itself. I think psoriasis also entails having dry, flaky, itchy, scaly skin patches. The rash that my son gets, one of the classic features of systemic JRA, doesn't have any of these signs. Others do sometimes have an itchy JRA rash, though. So it's tricky to know for sure. It doesn't help matters when the rash disappears before the next scheduled appt with the rheumatologist, who probably would be able to tell if it was JRA related. According to the experiences of the people I've been in touch with, the JRA rash is also hard to capture in photographs. It can be very elusive while at the same time, so commonplace! Take care, Georgina Waynette Porter wrote: > > there is a type of arthritis in adults called > psoriatic arthritis. I can't remember much more than > that though. > --- xycollxy@... wrote: > > I haven't noticed any rashes on 's face, but he > > does get them on his > > trunk and under his arms. Also, during times when > > he's not in a " flare " he > > has severe psoriasis on his hands, elbows and > > fingers. The dermatologist > > said there may be a connection.....anyone ever hear > > of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2000 Report Share Posted May 14, 2000 has a rash on her left thigh and her arthritis is in her left knee( has pauciarticular arthritis) . Her rheumy said it wasnt related but I think otherwise since thats the only place the rash is present. Are the rashes you talk about all over or near the affected joints? Teri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2000 Report Share Posted May 14, 2000 Hi: My daughter, Mickey, (6, systemic jra) frequently gets a dark, scaly rash on the back of her hands that sometimes spreads up her wrists somewhat. It is like severely dry, cracked skin, and sometimes bleeds if we don't keep on top of it with skin cream or oils. At first our PedRhuem just thought it was interesting, but no connection to the jra, now a few years later has mentioned that he has 3 other sytemic patients with the same pattern of dry skin/rash. So far the verdict is "interesting phenomena, probably related, but we don't know why". I haven't been able to detect a pattern on timing with it, though it is definitely worse in winter when it is cold and dry out. Lynn Re: Time of year/rashes I haven't noticed any rashes on 's face, but he does get them on his trunk and under his arms. Also, during times when he's not in a "flare" he has severe psoriasis on his hands, elbows and fingers. The dermatologist said there may be a connection.....anyone ever hear of that?------------------------------------------------------------------------Would you like to save big on your phone bill -- and keep on savingmore each month? Join beMANY! Our huge buying group gives you Long Distancerates which fall monthly, plus an extra $60 in FREE calls!1/2567/2/_/524922/_/957906050/------------------------------------------------------------------------For links to websites with JRA info visit: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/8414/Links.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2000 Report Share Posted May 14, 2000 n's rash is mainly on her two legs. When she is in a flare the rash will be over her entire body. Everyday the rash is a bit different, the only thing that is consistent is that she gets the rash every evening. At this time she has no joint pain, just an itchy rash. Re: Time of year/rashes > has a rash on her left thigh and her arthritis is in her left >knee( has pauciarticular arthritis) . Her rheumy said it wasnt related >but I think otherwise since thats the only place the rash is present. Are the >rashes you talk about all over or near the affected joints? Teri > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Make new friends, find the old at Classmates.com: >1/4052/2/_/524922/_/958273394/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >For links to websites with JRA info visit: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/8414/Links.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2000 Report Share Posted May 14, 2000 Teru hi i am Robbin melissa my daughter 13 yrs old started with her left hip and knee hurting a greenish bruise was on her hip the doctor finally said that was a surface vein and when she hurt the vein would look like that weird but thats comeing from a doctor her right wrist is also hurting now but so far no other marks have been on her Robbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2000 Report Share Posted May 30, 2000 Hi , try to take her of Wheat products for 2 weeks and see if this makes a difference. As soon as my daughter gets any wheat products, she gets an itchy, dry rash. As alternative offer Ryebread, rice pasta, rice crackers etc. Hope that helps, Regina (Daughter of ) >From: " WILLIAM PRICE " <william.e.price@...> >Reply- egroups >< egroups> >Subject: Re: Time of year/rashes >Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 08:33:37 -0700 > >Dear , Our daughter was diagnosed in November with systemic JRA, she >is >11. She has had the rash to some degree ever since. It is usually on her >legs, but it can appear on her arms , back , buttocks, and face. It has >always itched, and we have yet to find real relief. We have bought every >lotion that is sold. We give her zyrtec , an antihistamine, at night, but >I can't really say if it helps or not. If you come up with something, let >me know. Our ped. rheumy says that the rash isn't supposed to itch, but >hers has always itched. We have changed all detergents and soaps to no >avail. I am trying to see if there is a link with her itching with her >intake of chocolate or nuts. Just a thought. We have tried everything. >Good luck. > Time of year/rashes > > > >Hi! > >My son Toby was diagnosed with jra this past winter, although his >symptoms > >became quite apparent in the fall. As we look back, we too have noticed >that > >his flares have usually occurred in the spring and fall. He is presently > >taking Naprosyn and that seems to manage his pain symptoms. That is until > >recently, where now he is quite stiff in the morning. I am not sure there >is > >medical evidence that would support our theory of " seasonal arthritis, " >but >I > >am searching! > >One question-Toby has had rashes from time-to-time. The rash usually >appears > >on his chest. The same type of rash has appeared on his face, on his >upper > >cheek bone area. It is quite itchy. Has anyone else experienced this? If >so, > >are you aware of any treatments? > >Thank you all for such an informative site! > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Sign up for the free zZounds.com newsletter for the latest and > >greatest music gear savings, musician tips and hot contests. > >1/3738/2/_/524922/_/957879464/ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >For links to websites with JRA info visit: > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/8414/Links.html > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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