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What Causes Persistent PICC Site Rashes?
Hello I had a PICC line placed last june to get IVIg weekly for ITP. The line got infected and was removed. I had to get another one in the other arm which was removed after I had my spleen removed last October. Both PICC line sites have an itchy rash around them, that is localized specifically around the PICC sites. What could be the reason for the site rash on these sites that were removed last year?
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
Hello
This sounds like a form of tinea corporis--a skin fungal disease that can be seen at the site of a PICC line insertion.
Ask your doctor for either prescription ketoconazole cream or oral Diflucan.
Either treatment should be effective for the problem
This sounds like a form of tinea corporis--a skin fungal disease that can be seen at the site of a PICC line insertion.
Ask your doctor for either prescription ketoconazole cream or oral Diflucan.
Either treatment should be effective for the problem
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