A member asked:

What can cause small, itchy, red bumps on the abdomen? mostly centered around the belly button, but a few stray bumps go up to the bottom of the ribs.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Red itchy bumps: Do you have a belly button ring or a belt could be allergic reaction to nickle take out the ring/ belt and use zyrtec (cetirizine) or benedryl at night ( no driving with benedryl) , or a skin infection called folliculitis may respond to bacitracin, from sweat/heat , f/u with doc urgent care

Answered 8/20/2017

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