Hi Healthgirl,

At the onset of my symptoms last year, I was getting something very similar to this. I would sit outside in the sun for maybe less than 20 minutes and a rash would break out on both of my arms. I tried sitting in the sun 4 days in a row with the same result. Once I went inside, it took about 45 minutes to 1 hour for the rash to fade away. I've stayed out of direct sunlight ever since.

I never got a diagnosis because at that point in time my HMO doctor thought I was a lunatic with all my crazy symptoms. My co-workers did get to see my arms and were pretty much floored at how disgusting it was.

I will try to dig up a picture this weekend when I have a little more time and I'll post it on this thread.