Can anyone help identify this rash as related to lyme or a co-infection? My son has been getting red dotted lines that look like light scratches under his skin by his armpits and lower back. Hopefully this link below can be seen as a photo of one on his arm.
Thanks for any help and thanks to those who helped me post this photo!
is it raised?
Posted by aperture (Member # 34822) on :
Isn't that petechiae-ish?
Posted by Life+Lyme (Member # 33568) on :
Bartonella? I sometimes get a lot of little tiny red dots and they will be clustered places. You can also get a rash that looks like stretch marks with it. It is kind of hard when you can't see the rash in person. Sorry if that isn't much help!
Posted by willbeatthis (Member # 31111) on :
I used to get rashes like that all the time. Mine I believe went away with Levaquin. Thus, I think they were bart related. There are other bart drugs like rifampin that aren't as hard on you. Rifampin and Zith worked well for me but I needed the Levaquin to really hit is hard. I had a bad case. Good treatment should take care of them.
Posted by Camom (Member # 30994) on :
Thanks for the responses!
No, it is not raised.
Yes, the rash is petechia.
Typically disappears within 1-2 days, gradually fading away.
So Bart rash?
Posted by Camom (Member # 30994) on :
My son is on mepron, Azith, Alinia, and suprax. He is not being treated for Bart but did take 5 months of Rifampin and Biaxin with no clinical response and the rashes continued. Anyone successfully treat for Bart and have this type of rash? Thanks for any help!
Posted by willbeatthis (Member # 31111) on :
Yes, I did... at least we think so... no more rashes. For me, I had to go on levaquin. Rifampin and zithro I did for many months and it helped a great deal but for me rifampin and levaquin... that was the ticket. I don't know if they like to put kids on Levaquin.... Gosh, how about HH by Dr. Zhang? For me it has taken a combination of things....