I am a 28 year old female and have developed what me and my husband assumed were chigger bites a week ago. I have never had chigger bites and the itching was and still is constant and driving me insane. I ve tried benadryl and calamine and hydrocortisone and triamcanilone (sp? .5% ointment. Nothing is making them better I ve actually developed a few more spots. I tried Epsom salt baths and oatmeal baths with no relief and the bites especially the ones on back of my thigh close to butt has spread into a red scaly rash that itches worse than before. I have no idea what this is! I can send pictures if needed. They are on my thigh and legs and ankles and a few o my arms.
Hi, Perhaps you have popular urticaria. It is a hypersensitivity reaction to insect bites and usually happens on exposed sites like legs and arms. It is extremely itched. Another possibility is that it could be purity simplex which is mostly idiopathic, but a few patients may have purity secondary to underlying atop.  I suggest you to apply a topical steroid and antibiotic combination ointment e.g. Fluticasone Propionate 0.05% and Mupirocin 2% ointment, for a few days. In addition, I suggest you to take an oral antihistamine e.g. Tab Cetirizine for symptomatic relief from itching.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.