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<blockquote data-quote="2131tom" data-source="post: 453625" data-attributes="member: 85280"><p>This may sound like an oddball suggestion (and I'm merely throwing it into the conversation for what it's worth) but for the past 4 or 5 years, every autumn, just as the cold weather arrives, both my shins get red speckles on the skin (that's the only way I can describe it, it's like a rash but not quite) which then itch like blazes, and that carries on until spring, when it all disappears completely. In the past, I've tried all sorts of cream, including E45 and even anti-fungal, without success.</p><p></p><p>This year, I got to thinking about it and wondered if the weather had something to do with it. Then I thought about chilblains my mother used to go on about and the skin condition my granny used to get if she sat too long in front of her coal fire. </p><p></p><p>The only thing I could think that is different in autumn through to early spring is that, for 2 hours each day, I travel in to work and back again with the car heater blowing across both legs, mainly over my shins. The problem started again this year in late October but 3 weeks ago, following my idea, I switched the heater away from my legs and the 'rash' and itching quickly disappeared.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying it's the cause of your issues (it may not even turn out to be the cause of mine) but, as I said earlier, I thought it was worth a mention.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2131tom, post: 453625, member: 85280"] This may sound like an oddball suggestion (and I'm merely throwing it into the conversation for what it's worth) but for the past 4 or 5 years, every autumn, just as the cold weather arrives, both my shins get red speckles on the skin (that's the only way I can describe it, it's like a rash but not quite) which then itch like blazes, and that carries on until spring, when it all disappears completely. In the past, I've tried all sorts of cream, including E45 and even anti-fungal, without success. This year, I got to thinking about it and wondered if the weather had something to do with it. Then I thought about chilblains my mother used to go on about and the skin condition my granny used to get if she sat too long in front of her coal fire. The only thing I could think that is different in autumn through to early spring is that, for 2 hours each day, I travel in to work and back again with the car heater blowing across both legs, mainly over my shins. The problem started again this year in late October but 3 weeks ago, following my idea, I switched the heater away from my legs and the 'rash' and itching quickly disappeared. I'm not saying it's the cause of your issues (it may not even turn out to be the cause of mine) but, as I said earlier, I thought it was worth a mention. [/QUOTE]
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