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What Does A Red Rash On The Lower Back Indicate?

My husband has a large red rash,or hotspot on his mid to lower back. It is approxiamately 8 in across and about 10 in in length . He has had it for about 10 days now and has increased in size during that time. Any idea what it could be or whats caused it?
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The symptoms seem to be related to an allergic reaction.
Some advice about the treatment are:
-use calmine lotion at the area
-use antihistamine daily
-if you dont get better you should take prescribed corticosteroids.

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What Does A Red Rash On The Lower Back Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The symptoms seem to be related to an allergic reaction. Some advice about the treatment are: -use calmine lotion at the area -use antihistamine daily -if you dont get better you should take prescribed corticosteroids. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.