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marking on back
My son is 15 and about one year ago I noticed markings on his lower back. I thought is was from him leaning on the back of our dinning room chair because the marking were red and pressed in, about one inch in width and there was a large red bump on his spine. Over the course of one year he has about 15 marking on his back and they now look like stretch mark slits, one inch in width ranging down the middle to lower back. The doctor does not know what it is and we can not afford to go to a specialist.
Carol in PA is correct, it is from a bacterial infection called "Bartonella". Previously thought only to be transferred to humans from infected cats, they now know that there is an unidentified strain born of ticks that causes this type of "rash", that looks like stretch marks.
What I find so interesting is that everyone who posted here is seeing this on their 15-16 year old sons. My son is also 15 and was recently diagnosed by a ND with Bartonella. He has had depression, anxiety and OCD since onset occurred. I took him to his pediatrician and he told me they were stretch marks. I found this difficult to accept since my sons BMI is low and he has never been overweight. The ND took one look and ran about 30 tests to diagnose him. Been a long road.
J
What I find so interesting is that everyone who posted here is seeing this on their 15-16 year old sons. My son is also 15 and was recently diagnosed by a ND with Bartonella. He has had depression, anxiety and OCD since onset occurred. I took him to his pediatrician and he told me they were stretch marks. I found this difficult to accept since my sons BMI is low and he has never been overweight. The ND took one look and ran about 30 tests to diagnose him. Been a long road.
J
I recently noticed these same horizontal markings on my 15 year old son's mid to lower back. He says it isn't painful. He is tall and very thin with very little body fat. I realize that these comments were posted several years ago but I was wondering if there was any more insight on what causes this. Thanks!
These marks could also be from Bartonella.
Bartonella Rash Photos:
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/PhotoAlbum_RashBart.html
You can google for more pictures and information.
Carol
Bartonella Rash Photos:
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/PhotoAlbum_RashBart.html
You can google for more pictures and information.
Carol
Wow, my son is 15 also and has the exact same thing and we suspected the same thing! However our doctor, just last week, has told us they are stretch marks. But he is tall and thin so they have taken blood tests and I am waiting for results. I understand it can be Adrenal glands or Marfans syndrome or Cushings?
If you have found out anything will you let me know? It is hell not knowing what is wrong with your child...I will help if I can also.
If you have found out anything will you let me know? It is hell not knowing what is wrong with your child...I will help if I can also.
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