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Pale, possibly itchy rash on baby's back - ideas?

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Magscat · 29/08/2005 20:04

DD (8 months on Wed) has had a rash off and on for about 10 days. It's mainly been behind her ears and on the back of her neck (which is where it seems to irritate her - she keeps twitching at her ears like a dog with a flea) but the last couple of days the rash has been on her back too.

The spots are pale & flat and it looks like what DS used to get with a cold & the GP called a viral rash. She doesn't have a cold though. She has been off her food a bit the last couple of days & more restless at night but we put that down to teething. She doesn't seem at all unwell otherwise.

I thought it might have been a reaction to some washing powder we used on holiday last week (not our usual non-bio stuff) but the spots haven't gone despite her not wearing the bio-washed clothes.

Any ideas anyone?

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jessicaandbumpsmummy · 29/08/2005 20:05

jess had this for a bit, we thought it was the start of chicken pox but turned into heat rash of all things?!

Magscat · 29/08/2005 20:12

It is like a heat rash & that's what we thought it was last week on holiday but it's been quite cool in West Yorks the last few days so not sure it could be that.

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