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What Do Rashes On The Lower Back Indicate?

I experience occassional rashs in the same area of my body - lower back. At first, I attributed it to poison ivy, but it comes back every few months or so in the same area and there is no poison ivy exposure. I have discarded the clothing that I thought was carrying the poison ivy oils. I m concerned that I may have psoriasis, but there are no rashes anywhere else. The rashes are bumpy, red and then ooze, just like poison ivy. They take weeks to resolve. I treat them with anti poison ivy cream. -- Connie
posted on Thu, 12 Apr 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Recurrent episode of rashes in one area is not due to poison ivy. Other possibilities to be considered include tinea (fungal) infection with secondary bacterial infection, and herpes infection. Autoimmune conditions like psoriasis generally does not cause recurrent rash in one area itself. Clinical examination, microscopy of skin scraping and Tzanck smear analysis are recommended at this point. So please be advised to follow up with your primary care provider.

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What Do Rashes On The Lower Back Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Recurrent episode of rashes in one area is not due to poison ivy. Other possibilities to be considered include tinea (fungal) infection with secondary bacterial infection, and herpes infection. Autoimmune conditions like psoriasis generally does not cause recurrent rash in one area itself. Clinical examination, microscopy of skin scraping and Tzanck smear analysis are recommended at this point. So please be advised to follow up with your primary care provider. Hope this answers your question. Please let me know if you need further clarification.