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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I get a small exposure to poison ivy once or twice a year, it this exact type of spreading regularly happens for me. It's not the clothes or shoes - my work clothes are isolated and I'm not in contact with them regularly.

What happens for me is it will start with a small patch of rash (usually on my wrist, the spot between protection from gloves and a shirt). Over the next two weeks, new small patches pop up - on my thigh, on a different part of my arm, etc. They never turn into a full systemic reaction - just small itchy areas.

I've accepted that this is how my body "does" poison ivy even though it doesn't make a lot of sense given the science, etc.[/quote]

OP here. This is exactly what is happening to me, except some of the patches are quite large (although it is possible those were original areas of exposure via clothes or my towel). They do seem to improve over time but then new ones pop up elsewhere. However it's so bizarre that I have started to wonder whether it's not PI anymore--I've checked thoroughly for bedbugs and am going to ask the doctor to check for scabies. Otherwise I cannot think of any new allergens I've been exposed to lately. But good to know that this seems to happen to other people. I'm going to be hypervigilant about PI in the future. [/quote]

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