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8221281 tn?1397570972

Been fighting these lesions for a month

Hi, On March 14th I was fitted with a 48 hour Cardiac Holter Monitor. My skin was clear and healthy.
I began noticing what looked like red small lesions after the holter was removed.  I had fever at one point and swollen lymph nodes  around the more severely affected areas. I was given shot of Clindamyacin, initial DX was clinic acquired Staph infection / possibly MRSA. I was on Clindamyacin for 10 days.  The condition improved a lot in that time but was not completely gone when I completed the antibiotics. April 6th the condition not only spread but was a lot worse. the doctor cultured one of the older lesions by removing the scab and sending it to the lab. He gave me another shot of clindamyacin and then a 5 day course of Doxycycline and RX Muciporin. The treatment seemed to imrpove significantly and a lot of the lesions cleared up (stopped weeping and began healing) I called to get results from culture and the results were negative for infection so I was not given a refill on antibiotics. The lesions. I have new lesions popping up. These lesions hurt , if I press around them they feel bruised and deep. . They weep off and on this clear/yellowish wet stuff. . I don't have any leasions in areas like under my breasts or in other areas that are prone to sweat just on my chest, left side of my face and a few spots on my back. Any ideas?
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These deep seated ulcerations may be Ecthyma of staph origin.
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8221281 tn?1397570972
Apparently I had shingles and then isotopic something else or other basically hives as a secondary reaction to shingles. most of the lesions except the original lesions have healed.
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8221281 tn?1397570972
Do you know what the differential diagnosis are to this? It doesn't seem to fit.
I forgot to mention, I have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus but doesn't look like a lupus rash does it?
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Hidradenitis suppurativa is a clinical diagnosis in this case despite the fact that it is not under the breast.
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