Hi-I enjoyed your site. Have you ever heard of anyone with a sever
case of poison ivy ending up with systemic reactions? I had a
small (dollar-bill sized) but severe patch on one wrist. Shortly
thereafter, I had dime and nickel-sized raised red itchy spots
all across my torso and upper legs. A skin biopsy diagnosed it as
pleva, an auto-immune goof-up. I have found that even two or
three spots of poison ivy rash, or any other significant
dermatological irritation, anywhere on my body will cause a few
itchy spots of pleva to show up. I have wondered if the poison ivy
rash caused the pleva disorder to appear, since there seems to be
a connection between appearance of skin irriation and the pleva
spots. Have you heard of anything else like this?
Trying not to scratch, I am "itching in Illinois"
--"William R. Johnson" ([email protected]) submitted 15/May/2003
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