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What Causes Circle Shaped Shadows On Legs, Arms And Abdomen?

My niece has had circle shaped shadows similar to a bruise since she was 6 mths old, she is now 5. They are approx 1-2cm in diameter and appear on legs and arms and abdomen- She has no pain or discomfort, and they come and go within 2-3 days of appearing, initially as a red cicle. They also seem to come in blocks, sometimes none at all and then suddenly a rash of them will appear. She has seen a GP and they mentioned something beggining with an E, I don t know what this is, but they also said this E thing usually affects adults and can be painful.Can you help?
Fri, 31 Mar 2017
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this seems to be erythema marginatum
its common in children,
they are benign, they come and go
just add medicine only if she has itching
add cetrizine 2.5mg at bed time in case of itch
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What Causes Circle Shaped Shadows On Legs, Arms And Abdomen?

this seems to be erythema marginatum its common in children, they are benign, they come and go just add medicine only if she has itching add cetrizine 2.5mg at bed time in case of itch