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[|Human|] I am starting to get irritated bumps on my skin (mainly on the left side) in between face and hip. It has some spots on left, like 6 or 7 and some on my arm. They are really itchy and are on my face mainly by my moun but the majority is from below my chin th my hip on the left side. I swim a lot and I heard of a new disease in pools, could it be that or shingles or somthing else? I would like to know asap because these things are getting on my nerves.
[|AI|]  HelloWelcome to Chat Doctor, I would keep a possibility of acute urticaria or shingles first after going through your description. It might present as skin welts/swellings which can be seen commonly on hands and legs, but it can also be distributed all over the body. Itching is subjective in individuals which could be mild to severe. Urticaria or allergic hives can occur due to various causes like, Infections (bacterial, viral, fungal) or certain Chat Doctor. In a few cases, no underlying cause is found and are known as idiopathic urticaria. You can continue with oral antihistamine like Ben