My mother 86 has been itching for over a year in bra area and sides. An allergist said could be mast cell increase so gave her anti hystamines and is waiting for blood work results. I advised a 2nd opinion to get a hair sample sent off to see what you have in your system from a Naturopath. Any suggestions? Thank you John
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, The symptoms of your mother suggests me that she may be having fungal infection along with the allergic reactions. As she is on antihistamines for last one year and the symptoms has not come down. So it may be a fungal infection, but she requires physical examination to confirm the diagnosis. This area is also prone for fungal infection, because the moistness of this area and prolong contact with the skin may lead to fungal infection. I suggest her to apply topical antifungal cream like Amphoteric B for 15 days and along with this she needs to take antihistamine Chat Doctor.  I hope these symptoms will come down, if it is not coming down she may require opinion of dermatologist. Thank you