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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Red Rash, Itchy Skin
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Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Red Rash, Itchy Skin
by chuck7, Sep 11, 2009 12:02PM
About a year ago I started to get an occasional itchiness on my upper back.. I'd have to csratch it with a hair brush.. It would turn real red, then suddenly vanish.. As of today, the itching happens every few days..back, arms, legs, hip areas... but I get these red welts, bumps.. they sometimes have a circular shape with a skin tone center .. see pictures .. If I happen to scratch my skin I get a real red mark where it was scratched, goes away after a few minutes .. sounds like some type of infection, just not sure... the red bump and welts usually appear in the morning just under the bicep and they come and go pretty quickly.
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