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The thing that has been bothering me nowadays is that I have been getting red patches in my skin around the knees, elbows and ears. Also I get the burning sensation in the affected areas along with itching which has been irritating me a lot. I have been applying creams but day by day its getting worse. I was hoping if at all you would give some advice or suggest ant treatment for this.

You are faced with a disease called Psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease that mainly affects the skin. It is non-contagious. A reddish, scaly rash - often referred to as red, scaly patches - is commonly found over the surfaces of the scalp, around or in the ears, the elbows, knees, navel, genitals and buttocks.

This is mainly due to allergic conditions at the soft tissue and you need to take antihistamine drugs like cetirizine or levocetirizine or desloratadine along with antibacterial medications.

My brother is 13 and he had the same thing thing that happened to him but he went to the doctor and the doctor said that is is some type of rash and we found out it was from the new soap that we used for are laundry.

It has happened due to allergy of something, might be due to allergy of clothes or soap, any other reason. My friend's brother facing this problem and I know how he is tackling this. It is very tough when your body itching and make patches.

Nice post..

They can have various causes, including contact dermatitis, psoriasis, and that's just the beginning. Dry skin patches can feel harsh and flaky in just certain regions, which is unique in relation to simply having generally speaking dry skin. While evaporate skin patches can trim anyplace, they frequently show up on the: elbows