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Can anxiety cause you to break out in a rash?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety: Yes, but so does other things like medications, irritants, toxins, etc. Let a dermatologist have a look.

Dr Ferdowsi and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 3/26/2013

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