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Need Treatment For Red Rash On The Back
My 5 year old developed a rash 5 days ago with small red dots on his back... It went away and has kind of come and gone since... Today it looks more splotchy...The bumps seem to have red around the outside and white on the inside... almost more like I'd think hives would look... any idea what this could be?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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HI
I really appreciate your concern such rash in this age group of 5 years could be viral infection or may be due to some autoimmune response, in either case no specific treatment needed, at the most and in case of long lasting symptoms "Diphenhydramine" can be tried, still condition persist then this need to be examined clinically, may need some investigations, hope this information helps, take care.
I really appreciate your concern such rash in this age group of 5 years could be viral infection or may be due to some autoimmune response, in either case no specific treatment needed, at the most and in case of long lasting symptoms "Diphenhydramine" can be tried, still condition persist then this need to be examined clinically, may need some investigations, hope this information helps, take care.
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