Has anyone ever had lupus rash on their trunk? I've had a rash on my trunk twice now, just wrapped around one side. The first time I sent pictures to my dr and he thought it was shingles, after a while it cleared but now I have it again.
Both times I've had a flare.
Thank you 😊
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Not sure but lucky people don't get pain with mild shingles. And the rash can be atypical in immunocompromised people! Why must we always be complicated????
Sounds very much like shingles. Classic place for it. Is it painful? Wet or dry? I've had vasculitis type rash on my back and abdomen before but only is smallish patches.
Hi my son had shingles last year - he’s 24 - he rang me crying as he was in so much pain and couldn’t get out of bed - so would have thought you would have been in a terrific amount of pain - I get lots of different rashes - I had really bad one on my trunk last year which would only clear up with steroid cream - hope you don’t get it again xx
I’ve had this rash in the past , before been medicated . I thought I was allergic to hot water , has it always seemed to appear after a shower , nothing to do with products , has it appeared with just hot water , even had the large red patches , that looked like sun burn on my upper legs , I’d completely forgotten about this until reading your post .
I think the immune system causes so many unusual effects on our bodies , too many to mention sometimes . My friend use to make me laugh , and say I’m allergic to water 🙄.
I get a recurring mysterious blister rash along the left side of back. Dr also diagnosed as shingles. Put me on a 10 course of acyclovir and on day 10 it came back with a vengeance. It seems to come at flare time and I would say it’s recurred a minimum of 15 times🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ No pain for me either. Extreme itch tho!
I’ve had a blotchy rash that covered my entire body including my face with no soreness or itchiness. It happened after eating a lentil and pulse curry and then 2 weeks later after being in the sun. This was before I was diagnosed with lupus snd mctd. I also got severe migraine with the rash. The rash was the least of my worries as it didn’t affect me at all apart from the odd look ... hope you are ok now as it’s the worry that goes Ali g with the symptoms that can make you feel worse.
Hi TillyThat's interesting as I do have a bad headache today, and I had them every day last time too so this must be a factor. It is a worry but will see how it goes the next couple of days.
Yes I usually get the rash on my chest too, sometimes on my face but not often. Mine is the left side of my body but this time and the last time it felt exactly like a flare which is why I've asked the question. I've had no nerve pain associated with shingles 😏
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