After a week of overwhelming itch, I have finally come to the conclusion that I have been infected by poison ivy/oak or sumac while visiting a friend at their cottage last weekend. I at first thought it was a heat rash, but realized that it was something more severe when the rash continue to spread and would randomly flare up into what looked like small, flat blisters. The itching is uncontrollable and is actually keeping me up tonight. Am I infecting more areas by scratching so much?? The rash is on my inner thighs and in the back of my knees. Should I refrain from wearing shorts to avoid infecting couches, chairs and other people?
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