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My husband broke out with a painful, itchy rash that keeps spreading all over his body. what is it and what should we do?
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??Hives"": Red, raised and itchy rash that looks like mosquit-bites but can coalesce into much larger patches is characteristic of hives. But it often is not painful. It sounds like he should have a doctor take a look at this for better diagnosis and treatment.
Answered 3/7/2018
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