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Thread: What the F**K is this on my arms? Ance? Something else?

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    What the F**K is this on my arms? Ance? Something else?

    Hey bros,

    Been around these forums for a long time but haven't posted in a while and now I couldn't remember my darn log in arrgghhh.

    Anyway...

    I took some pictures of my arms today because I just can't take this anymore. I have no idea what it is, if it's acne, some irritation. I've been to the derm. plenty of times and I've been given everything from anti biotoics to creams etc. Nothing does a damn thing. The only thing that has any effect what so ever is benzoly peroxide and it's affect is mild at best.

    The strange thing is I'm not sure what this stuff is. Something it looks and feels exactly like acne and then sometimes I don't know. It's on both arms and no where else. It all started a couple years back when I had these small white bumps that itched on my arms and then progressed into red and deep red pimples marks (exactly like serve acne). Today it's usually red with small zits that usually don't ever puss up or anything, and sometimes I'll get this really big one on the arm that does.

    It seems like it's getting worse and 2 years enough. I've run two cycles of accutane a while back (well before this started) with my doc and it rid me of all my acne. I haven't done a cycle in a while so this isn't from cycling. Getting accutane has become really tough these days so I would be self treating from a source and getting my blood work done every month and checks. (the accutane is in liquid form if that matters). I have some mild chest and face acne too so I'm all for starting a 3rd round of it, but I want to know if accutane will have any effect on my arms.

    Does anyone know what this looks like? Does it look or seem like acne of something else?

    Thanks a ton in advance guys!

    P.S. Sorry for the gross pics guys!
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    It almost looks like folliculitis to me, but I am no MD and there are a few on here so hopefully they will chime in. Here is a link with pics hope this helps.

    http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=358617

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    Thanks for the response!

    I thought about the fact that it might be folliculitis and my doc treated me for it, but it had no effect. What's strange is that whatever it is acts and looks like acne half the time and folliculitis the other half.

    Out of curiosity...would accutane even have any effect on folliculities?

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    Cancer.

    Sorry to be the one to break the news.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SmittyTheOX View Post
    Cancer.

    Sorry to be the one to break the news.

    Oh no not cancer!!!

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    accutane might have some effect, before u go that serious why not go to a naturopath and get a vitamin E solution and see if that has any affect...
    if it works mildly, get accutane..

    and it pretty much looks like an alergic reaction to something..
    maybe your immune system is just down recently.
    Last edited by 0tolerance; 09-25-2008 at 12:33 AM.

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    sleeping with a new lady friend latly? that could be an std they will show up any where

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    o way to brighten his day lol

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    what???

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    hey aporavar, cut the shit out!

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