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What Causes Red Spot In Between Chest And Belly Button?
Hi,
I have a red spot in-between my chest and belly button with a white circle around it.
It's about 1cm. It's been there for months but never caused any problems. I wear dog tags and the bottom of the second dog tag rubber sits right on this spot. Could this be the cause?
I have a red spot in-between my chest and belly button with a white circle around it.
It's about 1cm. It's been there for months but never caused any problems. I wear dog tags and the bottom of the second dog tag rubber sits right on this spot. Could this be the cause?
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
It would be more likely that the metal of the dog tag (possibly containing the very allergy-inducing metal nickel) is causing the red spot - contact dermatitis. This can be treated with a steroid cream or with covering of the dog tags with cloth. As a military physician I have seen several cases of this which all resolved with the above recommendations.
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