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Any idea what this could be on my DS’s back

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Eminybob · 30/01/2026 07:41

He says it doesn’t itch, it doesn’t hurt, it just feels a bit weird.

It’s nowhere else, just this line of raised spots, a couple of inches long right in the middle of his back.

Any idea what this could be on my DS’s back
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TheKateColumbo · 03/02/2026 08:59

Eminybob · 02/02/2026 14:45

it was looking a bit more red and raised today, but no more spots. The pharmacist said it could take a week to go. She was adamant it wasn’t shingles due to the placing. It is pretty much smack bang in the middle of his back and crosses the 2 sides which she said doesn’t happen with shingles.

I’m not saying she’s wrong but my son’s was a patch slap bang in the centre of his back, that the pharmacist thought were probably infected bites.

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