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I'm a 68 yr. old white female with a rash over my entire body.scene for dermatologist and it had to skin biopsy and the diagnosis was chronic spongio ?

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Spongiotic dermatitis: is another way of referring to a condition known as acute eczema that is usually found affecting the abdomen, chest and even the bottom while the scalp is generally free from this condition. Defer to my Derm colleagues for another opinion.

Answered 2/10/2015

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A member asked:

I'm a 68 yr. old white female with a rash over my entire body.scene for dermatologist and it had to skin biopsy and the diagnosis was chronic spongio ?

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