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Questions in the Category: Pruritis

Skin: Itchy

ME Essential Summer 2018

I’ve had mild intermittent eczema all my life and this has been worse since developing ME/CFS. More recently I’ve noticed a more widespread skin irritation that isn’t associated with patches of eczema. Should I be concerned?

Charles Shepherd

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