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Rash on one side of leg, but its not dots... more a swelling on the leg as if one scratched yourself but a few of these swellings?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Dermographia: Sounds like a type of anigoedema .. That type of swelling you describe seems like dermographia.

Answered 12/15/2017

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Leg rash: Does it hurt? If it is painful could be shingles. It is itching? Fever? other symptoms like muscle aches? it could be bites, scabies, fleas or worms or erythema nodosum Below is a CDC reference of rashes that include some in Africa. f/u/ w/ dermatology. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/post-travel-evaluation/skin-soft-tissue-infections-in-returned-travelers

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