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What Causes Red Dry Rashes On Painful Underarm?

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Posted on Mon, 5 May 2014
Question: after cleaning the attic I developed a pain underarm which became a rash of rdry ed dots bloches . so far ther is only about 20 or so. they form straight lines that criss cross like x. is it spider bite or is it shingles or is it my reiters.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (2 hours later)
Brief Answer: may be shingles Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query. You might have developed shingles. Your description matches with that. Can you please upload a photograph of the lesions. This willl help me in giving a closer diagnosis. There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize it. Thank you
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What Causes Red Dry Rashes On Painful Underarm?

Brief Answer: may be shingles Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for the query. You might have developed shingles. Your description matches with that. Can you please upload a photograph of the lesions. This willl help me in giving a closer diagnosis. There is an option to upload photos on right side of query page. Please utilize it. Thank you