Hello,
About a week ago I developed a rash on one cheek of my buttocks. It started off as white bumps that extremely itched, and then morphed into about a dozen circular red spots. I thought that this was poison ivy, so I put some cream on the area to see if it would clear up. However, the rash just seemed to get worse.
Now, the red circles have seemed to come together and have produced one large "red blotch" with darker, blister-looking areas. I have also noticed several smaller red circles spreading to the other cheek of the buttocks, and a few other itchy spots on my leg and on my chest.
Yesterday, I went to the doctor and at first glance, he suspected that my rash is caused by the herpes virus (in the same way that people develop shingles) since my skin is also blistering where the rash is. But he also said that the rash should only appear on one side of my body since it only runs through one nerve and should not pass the midline. I received some medication for my condition, but I'm still skeptical since I have not noticed a difference in the rash since I've begun taking the medicine, and the area still itches and burns.
Since the same spots that the larger rash started out on are appearing on my body past the midline, can I have a herpes rash? If not, then what may it be??