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What Could It Be If Having Cluster Of Small Pimples Which Leaves Dark Blotches When Scratched?

Last winter I developed an itchy rash on my lower back. I treated it with hydrocortozone (.5%). The itching is gone but I am left with a large dark blotch which isn't going away even after using Neostrata lightening cream. This winter I have that same rash on upper arm and it has spread to my back. It looks like a cluster of small dry pimples moving onto my back in straight line. When I scratch it, it leaves dark blotches that just won't go away.
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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I would recommend you to apply benzoyl peroxide 2.5 percent gel on the bumps twice daily and a depigmenting cream containing kojic acid on the dark spots.
For itching take antihistaminic like tablet chlorpheniramine maleate once daily.
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What Could It Be If Having Cluster Of Small Pimples Which Leaves Dark Blotches When Scratched?

I would recommend you to apply benzoyl peroxide 2.5 percent gel on the bumps twice daily and a depigmenting cream containing kojic acid on the dark spots. For itching take antihistaminic like tablet chlorpheniramine maleate once daily.