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Summer, sea and school – the perfect mix for skin rashes in children
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Summer, sea and school – the perfect mix for skin rashes in children
Wednesday 1 February 2023, 12:45 AM
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MIKE BRINGS IN his six-year-old daughter, Emilie, and asks for something for her rash. He tells you they are staying at a campground by the sea and the rash started soon after she got back to the tent after swimming. In the consultation room, he shows you how it looks under her T-shirt, and you can see it is confined to the area of skin where her togs were.
The return to school and the long days of hot weather, together with hours playing in water, can mean that skin rashes in children are common during F
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- Healthychildren.org. 12 Common Summertime Skin Rashes in Children.
- Medscape. Impetigo. 24 September 2019.
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