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I have about a 4 inch long rash on my butt cheek, ...


Sent to Health Experts May 01, 2006 10:25 p.m.

I have about a 4 inch long rash on my butt cheek, reddish in color and in a straight line...any ideas? It doesn't itch....Just a bunch of dots in a straight line?

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May 01, 2006 10:47 p.m. (22 minutes and 48 seconds later)
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With the exception of the lack of itching, this sounds just like scabies. They typically burrow in a line or lines, and the butt is one of the more common areas where they like to be. You might need to see a doctor for a prescription, or perhaps your health care provider would call one in.

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Sent May 01, 2006 10:55 p.m. (7 minutes and 59 seconds later)

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May 01, 2006 10:58 p.m. (2 minutes and 48 seconds later)

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