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Q: Strange Rash

asked by: radiov8 on January 20th, 2006

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A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a strange rash on my abdomen. Over the next week it spread down to my theighs and over my biceps, with a couple spots on my forearms and shins. It looks like chickenpox- small, red bumps, but it doesn't itch, and it doesn't hurt with the exception of a couple at the belt line that got chafed. The skin on top of the bumps will peel off if I scrape them, but even if I really go at them, they don't really bleed at all.

I can't find anything about this anywhere, and i'm putting off seeing a dermatologist because i've been so busy lately.

What could this possibly be? How dangerous is it? Will it go away on its own?

Aside from having the rash, I feel completely fine.

Oh and a last note- I have the vaccination for chicken pox, and i'm still a virgin, so it's pretty much impossible that this is any kind of std.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

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under construction

replied on August 14th, 2006

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I got a rash about 4 yrs ago that started on my arms, and spread throughout my body. I went to several doctors, and they all had different opinions. It looked like rubiolla, but my rash did itch, for about 1wk. My whole body was swollen because it was covered in these red bumps.
They became less and less red as months went by. I was left with post-inflammatory pigmentation dissorder. That just means that I was left with scars after being swollen. I still don't feel comfortable showing any skin when I dress. I can still see the dark spots of where the bumps used to be. If you still haven't been to the doctor, I suggest you go, and ask if it could be stress related, because it is very probable that it is.

radiov8

replied on August 14th, 2006

New User

Hi under construction, thanks for the post.

The rash I mentioned in my previous post is now long gone. I went to a dermatologist who diagnosed it as pityriasis rosea, a viral infection with a low rate of recurrence. It went away a couple weeks later, but lasted more than a month from its original appearance.

Now all I have to deal with is some minor acne 8)

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