It spreads by skin contact or contact with clothing that has been contaminated with the virus. I'm the first person to look for practical reasons why you've developed it, and it looks like you've covered all bases. But lesions, etc., could become dangerous very quickly IF it is MRSA. Please get it checked out as soon as you can.

It is quite difficult to treat, though, because of antibiotic resistance, and dangerous as a result. There are other bacteria that can cause serious skin infections as well.

How long have you had it? An itchy rash could be caused by emotional stress as well as physical causes. Or allergies. Maybe you've developed an allergy to something that you normally use. Or maybe the farmer fed the chickens that laid the eggs something that you are allergic too. If you have some benadryl or other over-the-counter allergy med on hand, you could try that to see if it subsides.

If not, and it continues, I'd see a doctor. Especially given the sore on the eyelid -- is that from scratching at the itch or did it appear on its own?

It was prevalent when we lived in Charlotte, so it came to mind immediately.

And the hospitals were hyper-vigilant about testing and preventing it.

I'll definitely keep a close watch on it and see if it gets worse. If so, then it's off to the doc.

It is a major hospital-acquired infection, but in recent years has become community-acquired. Scary stuff. The bigger coming fear is vancomycin-resistant staph.

There also is a virulent strep bacteria that can cause "flesh-eating disease." So a skin rash with open lesions that don't resolve are a real concern.

Could be the feed that the farmer was giving her chickens. I'll have to find out. I know I'm allergic to soy, and if her feed has soy in it that could be the culprit, because I made a frittata with those eggs just yesterday.

And the eye that is so sore, was especially itchy to the point that I was rubbing at it, so I could have exacerbated the problem, but I'll make sure to note any changes.

Thanks for the advice -- I do have some benadryl and will take some and see if the itchiness eases off some.

If you do, try putting some on a small area of your face and see if that helps.

...use Bragg's brand. It's organic and has what's called ”the mother” in it, which means its not clear like the regular store brands.

You should apply it topically as well as internally. If your rash is too painful, try diluting it some.

http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/rash.html

Another thing I would consider is baking soda. A teaspoon in water to drink, as well as making a poultice. I would use zinc (diaper rash cream in a tube) or antibiotic salve to add the baking soda to and apply it to the rash after using acv with a cotton pad.

Good luck...

TTY

_{Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on tv.}

...is another one that I absolutely believe in. Internally as well as topically, though you have to be careful of mild orange staining on your face, which is only temporary.

That said, here's the mrsa page at Earth Clinic for your perusal:

http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/MRSA.html

Again, good luck...

TYY

Thanks for showing it to us.
The more I read about MRSA, the less I think that's what this is. It feels more like an allergic reaction. I just have to figure out to what it is.
Meanwhile, I'll try some of these remedies.

Oh, my gosh, I was out of town to be with my daughter and family and came down with a sore throat!! No kidding. It did not feel good. I absolutely used every single suggestion on that site, and then doubled it. It was kind of comical. But it WORKED. I never felt sick except for my throat hurting, and that was mostly gone after a couple of days. And more important, nobody caught it.

I forget all that I did but probably lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, concoction that were made of onion and brown sugar. I did all that plus take some immune boosting herbs I found at the health food store. I am pretty sure I doubled everything.

I love Earth Clinic!!

It has subsided considerably. My eyelids are still swollen and there is one place that looks a little oozy, but for the most part it's only a couple of rough, scaly patches left.

I tried everything: aloe, turmeric, zinc oxide, apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, cold compresses, benadryl. Last night would have been very comical if I hadn't been so miserable.

Anyway, something -- or some combination of somethings -- worked. Still don't know what caused all the chaos, and that's kind of annoying (just because I really don't want to go through that again), but at least for now things are going better.

Thank you to all of you for your suggestions.

To be honest, this sounds far more like allergies than shingles. The various topicals above would have soothed the itching from allergies, and the benadryl would stop the release of histamine.

Shingles doesn't generally itch; it's *very* painful like being stabbed over and over by needles. And it doesn't disappear overnight, certainly not with any of the treatments Kookaburra tried. It is treatable with very specific herbs, and if you catch it quickly enough you can get it to subside within a few days.

i read your post last night but didn't have any good advice... but i am sooo glad there is such an abundance of healers and wise folks here.
if i were you i'd see my doc before it clears up all the way, see if he has any input or can do a swab or something?

feel better soon!

Yes, the rash has cleared up. In its wake it has left a few scaly patches -- especially around my eyes -- but the swelling and oozing are all gone, as is the itching.

Still not sure where it came from, and wondering if it may have been stress induced. I've been under a mountain of stress lately, and trying to release and get to a place of trusting spirit, so that may have been the stress releasing. If so, then a couple of days' discomfort is a small price.

Hopefully you've seen the last of it.

Try cutting out the sugar/carbs for a few days & see if that helps.
Could you have gotten some type of chemical on your hand & transferred to your face?
You might also try aloe vera gel on your face. It's amazingly healing & your skin will love it.

I'd be a bit worried about a rash around my eyes. Any possibility that you were exposed to poison ivy or poison oak?

I got into some poison oak a couple of years ago -- scraped by a sharp twig of it so that the sap got into my blood stream. Ever since, I've been extra sensitive to it. Anyway, we've had a very mild winter this year -- not much was killed off by frost, so it's entirely possible I may have encountered some at some point.
I didn't see the doc because it cleared up, but if it happens again, I'll make a point of getting it checked out.

Aveeno oatmeal bath....comes in 5 packs...wall-greens has it......make a paste of it with water.....put it over the itchy area...works wonders....I barely use a whole packet


Thought I had shingles in December...swollen cheek...blisters that oozed....itched so bad it drove me nuts....but...no pain"...so it probably wasn't shingles"......looked like I had been in a fight.......this aveeno paste worked immediately.....it ran along the nerve in my cheek and when I feel itchy...anywhere....i put the paste on and it feels better immediately.

gin

reaction to mold spores. don't think that it's the eggs you bought but a bloom of mold in your area in reaction to increased humidity in your suroundings, I feel like it has to do with your home. It's not what you're eating BUT what you're BREATHING. I want you to check your roof/attic area. REALLY feel that you have a leak that has caused a bloom of mold, ASPERGILLUS, (seems to be a black mold but not the life threatening Stachybotris).

Have you had a warm up in the last week or so that followed wither rain or snow which melted?

It has been unseasonably warm and relatively rainy lately.

Also, I had a flood in the house a couple of weeks ago, but the H2O extractors have checked twice for mold since removing the water, and have found nothing. I'm assuming it's coming from outside, then? Maybe in the mulch around the flower beds?

you had a flood and how'd they check for mold? When we were checking for mold i a condo we were living in in 2004, we had to take a culture and send it off to a lab. It took a couple of weeks to get the results back. TRust me, Kookaburra, it's mold related ATOPIC DERMATITIS.

They're coming back next week, so I'll talk to them again about it. I really don't know how they tested, but I feel that they are a trust-worthy company.

It won't take them long to check out the attic -- it's unfinished, so will be easier to examine.

I know from first hand knowledge. You need to take at least 10 wheatgreass tablets a day and 12 grams of fish oil a day. Not only will it calm the rash pretty quickly but it will PREVENT recurrence

Are the tablets more powerful than wheat grass juice? I usually get a shot of it in my blueberry smoothy.

other than the fact they are compressed wheatgrass. From my experience, the tablets seem to work better.