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What Causes Red Spots On Abdomen, Buttocks And Back In An Infant?
My son is 18 months old. This very morning I took my son in for his routine check up. I asked his doctor, the very same who he has been seeing since birth, about a few red spots that showed up on his tummy, diaper area, and back. She really had nothing to say about it. So I wasn t concerned. Now it is nightime and I just put him to sleep. He doesn t have fever. Has not had any fever at all the past week or so. But while he was in the bath tub right before bedtime, I noticed even more red spots on his back. No where else. Just more on the back. They do no seem to bother him. He has not had a fever or shown any other signs of illness. What could these dots possibly be? They are small red spots, not raised bumps.
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Sun, 16 Nov 2014
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sometimes allergic rash too can cause these red spots. put on some calamine lotion on these spots 3 times a day and see if they subside if not then consult a detmatologist
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