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What Could Have Caused The Rash During Sleep?

Last night, I woke up around 4 AM and noticed an inflamed red patch of skin on my arm, roughly an inch and a half long by an inch wide. I thought i had just been scratching in my sleep and ignored it
Now, I've just woken up, and the red patch has turned into two lines of nearly perfect squares. It is REALLY bizarre looking. It appears as though they might stem from a bug bite, but I was wondering if anyone has heard of this kind of thing.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Chances of Viral infection may be likely this could be "herpes" keep the skin lesion under observation for any changes, till then this can be managed with "Diphenhydramine lotion" if this does improved then this need to be clinically examined, hope this information helps, take care.
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Dermatologist,  Dr. Sandesh's  Response
its tinea cruris..Tab Tyza 250 mg daily for 4 weeks and Candid poeder will help..dont apply any moisturizer.
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What Could Have Caused The Rash During Sleep?

HI Well come to HCM Chances of Viral infection may be likely this could be herpes keep the skin lesion under observation for any changes, till then this can be managed with Diphenhydramine lotion if this does improved then this need to be clinically examined, hope this information helps, take care.