Question: My 20 yr old son away at college told me tonight that he has a thick red line, approx 1 1/2 long and 1/4 inch wide line vertically next to his mouth. He didn't scratch it. He had his palm resting on his face studying this morning for about ten minutes and then a friend said what's on your face? My son said it does not hurt, his skin is not swollen, and he feels well. He said it has not grown since this morning. As a child he had a lot of strep throat, but not in last ten years. When he was 7 yrs old he had staph enter a sore on his knee and a red line traveled toward his femoral artery, luckily caught in time before it hit that area. I saw this thick line on his face tonite, as he texted me a picture. It is XXXXXXX red and looks 1/4 inch thick and almost 2 inches long, vertical, straight, by the labial (sp?) fold. He is going to student health center tomorrow at 11 am PST. I am very worried and told him to go to a hospital emergency room if it starts to grow tonite. Please advise and thank you in advance.

Thank you for your information. We're you able to see the picture I sent of my son's red line on his face?

Yes I will do that, thank you very much for your help. I very much appreciate your guidance as I am far away from my son. I will get back yo you tomorrow morning after I text him early before his first class.