Tell me about the rash/lesion
- duration
- Site of onset and how it has progressed
- Itch (mild/moderate/severe)
- Pain or Burning
- redness, lumps, bumps, scales, pus
- Wet, dry blisters
- Generalised symptoms e.g. fever, myalgia, arthralgia
- constitutional symptoms
- Exacerbating factors e.g. worse after being in the sun
- Symmetry of the lesions
PHx skin disease: anything like this before? rashes, allergies, psoriasis, dermatitis. skin cancers
PMHx: diabetes, cytotoxic treatments, asthma, hayfever
SHX: hobbies, pets, travel, alcohol use
treatmetns and current meds inc OTC