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A 23-year-old female asked about a 22-year-old male:

Small red bumps near elbow, not itchy, peeling on their own, look like a rash, have two young kids at home just want clarification not a virus?

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Dr. Bradley Frazeeanswered

Emergency Medicine 33 years experience

Unlikely virus: a rash located on just the elbows is unlikely to be a virus.

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