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Name my skin conditon!....really I have no idea :(

Below are pics I took. This is the 2nd time I have had this rash in the EXACT same spot and exact same size. Its been about a year since it happend last. I looked EVERYWHERE on the internet, and I think its shingles but its sooo small about the size of a quarter, and its in the exact same place. It starts as an itchy red area and then blisters form, painful to the touch but not crazy pain. Last time after the blisters cleared, it just went away...now its back...Any ideas at all? Oh the rash is right below my belly button as you can see in one of the pics.

http://tinypic.com/r/21zc4x/5
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http://tinypic.com/r/1zx84fp/5
Thanks SOO much in advance!
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Also remember that herpes (assuming the diagnosis is right!) can be spread from one area to another on the same person, which is called "autoinoculation."
Do get you your self tested when the rash breaks.
Regards.M.
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One can easily get herpes type1(Oral fever blisters). Do not worry!
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OK awkward moment lol,,

I've been married for 14 years.  The first time these popped up was about a year ago, they went away and just popped back.  During that time we moved our family across the country.  

Not sure that is what it could be, not counting how in the world I would have gotten it.
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'Herpes Simplex' (though rarer in this location) is my impression.
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