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  • May 1, 2008, 09:12 PM
    eddie_eddie
    Red rash circles on my neck
    Hello I have 3 red circles on my left hand side of the back of my neck ones as big as a golf balls other to the size of M&Ms they ich me and have a ruff texture when I rub my finger over the outer edge of the cirlces the outer edge of red while the middle is a white/pinky colour I had them on my neck for a while now but it was onley 1 for about 1month or 2 but now I'm got 3 the first one started small but now has growen large an I'm thinking the other 2 small ones will get the same size



    How that's enough info
  • May 1, 2008, 09:26 PM
    Gernald
    GO SEE A DOCTOR!!

    I'm not a doctor but... I think you may have lyme disease. If the rash you are describing is like a bulls eye.

    Do you have any other symptoms? Pain, fever, anything? Lyme disease isn't serious as long as it's treated as soon as possible.

    Lyme disease is contracted by tick bites, have you been outside a lot recently? Or do you have animals?
  • May 1, 2008, 09:35 PM
    eddie_eddie
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by eddie_eddie
    hello i have 3 red circles on my left hand side of the back of my neck ones as big as a golf balls other to the size of M&Ms they ich me and have a ruff texture when i rub my finger over the outer edge of the cirlces the outer edge of red while the the middle is a white/pinky colour i had them on my neck for a while now but it was onley 1 for about 1month or 2 but now im got 3 the first one started small but now has growen large an im thinking the other 2 small ones will get the same size



    how thats enough info

    I have a dog had him for 13 years now I don't go out much I play a online games a lot I have not been ill in a long while my hours of sleep are real funny I had exma as a child but this on my neck is different the exma I had was on my arms legs but that has been gone for about 3 to 4 years now
  • May 1, 2008, 09:42 PM
    Gernald
    Hmmmm... check out these pictures, if you do have it you could have gotten it from your dog. Most people feel fluish though when they have it joint pains and stuff like that are common. But see your doctor because you could have an allergy or something like that too... perhaps your soap or a food?

    lyme disease - Google Image Search
  • Jan 29, 2009, 10:33 AM
    underbrother

    What could cause a rash on the left side and the back of the neck,
  • Jan 31, 2009, 09:05 PM
    jjb4060

    It sounds to me like you may have ringworm. Look it up because if it has no target in the middle that's what it is. I am currently getting rid of one. It grew to the size of a baseball within one month. This is very simple to get to go away. It is very itchy especially in the outer ring. They can also spread and grow more as it got on my other leg also. It is very contagious. The best thing I have heard for getting these to go away is to smother it in clear nail polish but I would talk to a doctor first.
  • Jan 31, 2009, 09:44 PM
    jjb4060

    Also... it can form as one or more and come in clusters. The common name for it is Tinea.
  • Feb 9, 2009, 07:58 PM
    maryallen

    Sounds like ringworm to me, even before you mentioned you have a dog.
  • Feb 27, 2009, 11:35 PM
    bangalore12
    Just got rid of ringworm(really a fungus, not a worm, and is very common and contagious). I SAW A DOCTOR who diagnosed it and told me to buy `Lotrimin Ultra' cream over the counter.(has to be the ULTRA kind- cost about ten bucks.) you have to keep using it as directed for two weeks even if the rash goes away or it will come back. BUT you may have something more serious like Lyme disease and that can be deadly. See a doctor just to be safe and get it over with. If you don't, it will only get worse. Good luck!

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