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Topic: Honeycomb Shape Rash?

momintexas
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Member # 23391

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Has anyone ever had a honeycomb shaped rash?

It only comes out in the shower and with the use of a heating pad. It has a definite honeycomb red pattern to it and it's always across the abdomen.

Any thoughts are appreciated!

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dmc
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I had a small one under my left breast...was yeast. Topical ointment cleared it.

Dermotologist said warm moist heat enviornment brings it out. Mine was from wearing a nylon bra in summer that didn't "breathe".

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Jane2904
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Sounds like what our daughter used to get after showering. This was noticed on her arms. The rash was not raised at all.

I wonder if it was Bart related. I have not noticed the rash since treating for Lyme and Bart.

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nefferdun
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Dr. S pictures a chicken wire shaped rash in his book which is bartonella.

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old joke: idiopathic means the patient is pathological and the the doctor is an idiot

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kitty9309
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It is likely from the heat. It is called Toasted Skin Syndrome.

http://thedermblog.com/2008/03/11/toasted-skin-syndrome-no-im-not-making-this-up/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1071178/

A news story was out recently about the same type of "rash" on the thighs of people who use laptops on their laps.

I get the same thing on my abdomen when using heat there.

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momintexas
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Thanks for all of the replies. [Smile]

Kitty....thanks for the links. That's exactly what it looks like.

I also think it's from the heat, because that's the only time I have it. The pattern was just so strange.

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