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target like skin rash
by Maggie12, Jun 10, 2006 12:00AM
My grandson is 18months old. It seemed he had a few mosquito bites on his forehead. Several days later this seemed to spread to his neck, arms,legs and ankles. Again, several days later many of them have a target like circle around them but not all of them. The ones with circles or targets range from light red, very red or purple red and some have several rings. They are very itchy. His right ear is very red and draining a steady clear to cloudy liquid. He has seen several doctors now and they seem to be baffled. They put him on Kephalan and Benadryl and an eardrop. After several days there is no change and it continues to spread. He has little appetite. No other family member shows signs of this. Has anyone experienced this before?
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You can view some typical Lyme rashes here:
http://www.lyme.org/gallery/rashes.html
I would strongly urge you to see a Lyme experienced physician, which you can find by typing in your location to "Flash Discussions", then "Find a Physician" here:
http://lymenet.org/
Be aware that testing through the commercial labs is notoriously insensitive, with the FDA-approved test kits missing over 50% of positive cases.
In my opinion, IGenex, which specializes in tick-borne diseases, is the only reliable Lyme lab, because they test for multiple Lyme strains, not just the B31 Shelter Island strain, and they report on the most specific Lyme markers, the 31kDa and 34kDA bands. IGenex has recently passed Cal., NY, and CDC quality testing with flying colors. You can download the IGenex testing forms from my website; give these to your MD if you want to use this lab. MDL isn't bad a bad lab either.
Fewer than half the people with Lyme ever see a tick bite or a rash. Early treatment is essential with Lyme, so don't delay.
KrisKraft
http://www.lymediseasefilm.com/