At GuideTreatments.com we believe that symptomatic treatments should be reserved only for short term. It is vitally important to diagnose the underlying condition with robust assessment and investigations.
Symptomatic treatments:
- Tab. Okacet (Cetrizine 10mg) – 1 tablet once a day for upto 7 days.
Common conditions to consider:
Condition |
Common clinical features associated with skin rash |
| Prickly heat | Itchy red rash on the skin on exposure to hot temperature and no signs of infections |
| Psoriasis | Localised redness of skin, dry and flaky skin with silvery scales |
| Scabies | Intense night-time itching, burrow tracks in web spaces of hands, feet, other skin folds with positive microscopy |
| Tinea (ring worm infestation) | Localised symptoms with red scaly rash, blisters, thick and discoloured nails |
| Superficial skin infection | Swelling, redness, increased skin temperature and occasionally with evidence of systemic infection |
| Eczema | Patchy dry skin, discolouration, localised swelling but no evidence of skin infection |
| Intertrigo | Reddish skin rash, induced or aggravated by heat, moisture, maceration or friction in skin folds |
| Skin allergy (urticaria) | Red discolouration of skin, skin elevation, blisters and history of contact to sensitive products |
| Bee sting or insect bites | History of bites, localised pain, stinging, raised skin or evidence of infection |
| Chicken pox | Fever, skin rash with or without blisters, headache and tiredness |
| Filariasis | Dry cough associated with groin pain, leg swellings. This is more common in endemic areas |
| Measles | Rhinitis, red eyes, small greyish-white spots on the buccal mucosa (Koplik spots) and blotchy maculopapular rash |
| Rheumatic fever | Fever, skin rash, palpitations, swollen lymph nodes, cardiac murmur and positive throat swab for haemolytic streptococci |
| Leptospirosis | High grade fever, muscle ache, jaundice, red eyes, history of close association with animals and birds or prolonged exposure to contaminated water |
| Lyme disease | Fever, circular skin rash (erythema migrans), red eyes, arthralgia, fatigue, joint pains, history of tick bites |
| Shingles | Unilateral rash on body, fever and skin sensitivity over affected site |
| Scorpion sting | History of bite, localised pain, swelling and systemic toxicity |
| Chikungunya | Fever, muscle pain, rash, joint swelling, joint pains and positive laboratory evidence |
| Dengue | High grade fever with chills and positive smear test |