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Child Having Raised Itchy Rashes On The Body. Scabies?
my daughter is 9 covered in a rash. the rash has slighty raised bumps small (similar to smallpox) some of them have black centers similar to a black head she has no fever, wasnt playing in poison ivy oak or sumac didnt eat anything out of her normal diet .. she says they are itchy however it didnt get worse after taking a bath like scabies would
Fri, 31 May 2013
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It seems to be a viral rash and the viral go down on their own. Give symptomatic treatment till then. May try anti-allergics for itching.
Dr Vaishalee
It seems to be a viral rash and the viral go down on their own. Give symptomatic treatment till then. May try anti-allergics for itching.
Dr Vaishalee
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