Red Arms

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Ok I have had this forever, and I finally want to get rid of it.

My lower arms (from my wrist, to where your arm bends) is all red on top, not underneath though, its white there.

Then on my upper arm (from shoulder to where the redness stops) is all bumpy. There is like tons of red bumps, they aren't that big. Both of these problems are on both of my arms.

So basically I have completely red arms.

It really bothers me because I haven't seen anyone else like this. I might go to a dermatologis soon, but I would like to hear before that if anyone knows what this is or if anyone has this?

Oh yeah, and when I'm wet (come out of the shower or its raining :P) it goes DEEP purple with ORANGE spots everywhere. I know, it sounds weird. It also happens when its REALLY cold out, like snowing.

I'll try and get some pictures on my webcam tommorow or sometime soon, its not plugged in right now and I will need to install software, and I'm going soon so I can't right now.

So yeah, anyone know what this is? Why I have it? How do I get rid of it? Anyone else have it?

They don't look like that.. all cut up and peeling skin.I'm not allergic to anything, I have it all the time anyways, year round.I went to the doctor once before, he said just to wait and it should go away, I told him its been here for years. All he said then was he is not sure what it could be and my best bet would be to see a dermatologist. (which I will be)But again, my arms don't look like that at all. I'll get pics tommorow.

one of my ex-boyfriends had/has something similar to what you described... at least the upper arm part.. he never did anything about it and his dermatologist said it would go away on its own. i'm not sure what it was called, but it wasn't anything serious... just some skin condition or something.his was usually off and on with how bad it was though...

Sounds like Psoriasis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PsoriasisYou should get checked out by a doctor to be sure of what you have.

It isn't scaly like that either.Sorry no pics yet, I'll get them when I have the chance.

I have those wierd bumps on my upper arms, too. My lower arms aren't really that red and they don't get that discoloration when they're wet or cold. I would be interested in seeing these pics and I'd like to know what your dermatologist says so I can find out what this is and if there's any way to get rid of it.

I have the lower arm bit too, it's quite annoying. They look like they're constantly sunburnt (minus the peeling etc). I was told it was to do with dry skin, but I use emollient on them - doesn't appear to make any difference!!

I finally got pictures, they are both from my same arm.This is underneath my arm, where its normal:http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5198/picture4pc2.jpgHere is the redness on top:http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2633/picture3al3.jpgCouldn't get picture of the upper arm bumps since you can't even see them in a picture.

Sorry dude, but those pictures suck. You need to put the camera in macro mode or something. You can't see anything with those pics. It's all out of focus.

Best I could get with webcam.