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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
rash?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
This forum is for questions regarding Dermatology issues, such as: skin rashes, acne, birthmarks, skin infections, rosacea, and general skin care.
rash?
by danwhite, Feb 01, 2005 12:00AM
I just recently, (One week) got a rash?, I'm not sure if you would call it a rash. They started as small red bumbs that itched in the middle of my chest between my breast,(I'm a man) and hairy. They itched a kinda of developed a kinda of scab, now I see them on the sides of my torso. Am I dying or am I allergic to something? They are little red dots.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Feb 01, 2005 12:00AM
, Feb 01, 2005 12:00AM
I doubt that you're dying or that you have anything serious. This sounds like folliculitis, or inflammation of the follicles. Cause is usually unknown. This is not systemic or catchy. I suggest you make a doctor's appointment, and while you wait, wash daily with an antiseptic soap like Dial and apply bacitracin ointment on each bump daily. No scratching, p,lease.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
