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I woke up with a straight line on my shoulder blade that looks like a scratch but is burning. i wore long sleeves to bed, so i could not have scratched myself.

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Dr. John Kim answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Zoster ?: May be zoster? would recommend visiting a primary care provider for further eval.

Dr Veres and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 10/22/2015

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