Strange Rash...

For a few years now I have noticed a strange rash on my upper arms. It's disc shaped, very lightly raised and pink in color. It doesn't itch, but kind of stings sometimes, like a sunburn. It's more embarrassing than anything, especially when I wear sleeveless blouses.  I had asked my dermatologist about it in passing during my annual skin check up and she didn't think much about it at the time.

However, it suddenly started to appear in different places; my forearms, my shins, and I even started getting dry patches in the center of each hand.  I suspected eczema on my hands and decided to see the dermatologist once again.

Dr. Pamela Hite at The Dermatology and Laser Clinic in Newport Beach looked at my new lesions and decided to order some blood work.  She thought it looked like something autoimmune related, as opposed to contact dermatitis, so off I went to the lab to draw blood, something I was going to have to get used to in the months to come.