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Symptom Checker

Step 4: Read and complete the decision guide to learn more about your symptoms.

Rash in Children

Your child's rash does not have pus-filled blisters or red bumps covered by a honey-colored crust. A rash that looks like that could be impetigo, a bacterial infection of the skin.

Does your child's rash consist of raised, red bumps or welts? Do they seem to move around on the skin? Do they itch or hurt?

Yes, my child's skin has raised red bumps.

No, my child doesn't have raised, red bumps on his skin.

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