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Topic: Is the Bart rash itchy?

nancyf723
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Member # 7505

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I seem to be getting a rash across my stomach, it comes and goes, it's very itchy.
I've tried putting hydrocortisone cream on it but itdoesn't help at all.
I was tested for co-infections, but they were negative.
I'm thinking maybe it's bartonella.

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CaliforniaLyme
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 7136

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YES YES YES Bart rashes are itchy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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nan
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http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/PhotoAlbum_RashBart.html

pictures of bartonella rash

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AlisonP
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Member # 7771

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Hi Nancy,

My Bart rash was never itchy, but I just have the red stretchmark looking streaks, not the other stuff.

The streaks fade or increase in intensity, but they don't really come and go. Eventually after a long while they fade to clear, but there are still scar looking things there.

[Smile]

Alison

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kelmo
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the long red streaks were not itchy.

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farah
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The red streaks and stretch mark looking things aren't itchy, but I know about the rash you are talking about because I have had it, and it itched so much it was almost painful like my skin was on fire. I found pinching the area worked better than scratching.

Farah

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Jill E.
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I had the hive-like (red, papular,series of oval) Bart rash and it was not itchy.

Jill

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