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Serious Body Itching. by molon23(m): 3:20pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
Good day users of nairaland. I've a pressing issue at hand, my mom is in her late forties and hypertensive, she's having a serious body itches, we have tried various orthodox and unorthodox means of cure but to no avail. I feel pity for her when she scratches her body(head, face, arms, feets) please if any one has gone through this, should kindly help out. I'll be in the comment section reading. Thank you! |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by Vyzz: 3:49pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
Have u tested her for covid19? |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by hisgrace090: 3:55pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
Mixture of some antihistamine tablets and itching creams will help her get better. I suffer same this year. |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by ChybuzzDD(m): 4:18pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
molon23: All they will be recommending for you here is symptomatic treatment, which offers only temporary relief. Itching is just a symptom, and not a diagnosis in itself. Symptoms play the same role as those visual signs on our various car dash boards. They try to warn us about an existing underlying and often dangerous problems. A lot of Nigerians make this dangerous mistake of pursuing and treating symptoms, without caring about what the diagnosis could be. And when they eventually die without a documented diagnosis, they erroneously blame their poor neighbours and village people for witchcraft. What is your Mom's diagnosis, as reported in some of the hospitals you've visited so far? Body itching/pruritus can be caused by a variety of medical conditions, ranging from primary skin conditions/infections to systemic diseases like chronic liver and kidney diseases, chronic hepatitis C virus, HIV, etc, and such cancers as leukaemia, and Hodgkin's lymphoma, etc. Take your mom to a good hospital for full evaluation, and do not go back without a diagnosis. A problem known is half-solved. |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by molon23(m): 6:08pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
We have been to the hospital with her and they ran some test and said nothing was found on her. I'll take her to another hospital. Thank you! |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by molon23(m): 6:09pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
She is experiencing this issue for the past two years, it comes and go but now it has stayed Vyzz: |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by molon23(m): 6:11pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
I'll give it a try hisgrace090: |
Re: Serious Body Itching. by ChybuzzDD(m): 6:29pm On Jun 07, 2020 |
molon23: Can we see the results of the tests they did? In most cases, it's just malaria and typhoid tests they're good in doing, which has no bearing with the patient's problems. Again, making a diagnosis is not just about running tests, they'll have to sit down and interact with(take history from) her and thoroughly examined her thereafter, before recommending any test. Ofcourse, if it's a primary skin disease like atopic dermatitis, or skin infestation like scabies, no blood tests will reveal that. I just hope the consultation will be properly done and fruitful. Patients(Nigerian patients ofcourse) should endeavour to demand a diagnosis whenever they visit a clinic/hospital, and get actively involved in their care. There's no such thing as " they've done every tests and didn't see anything"! If a disease has no organic cause, then, it's psychological/psychosomatic, and it must be specified. |
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