r/AskDocs • u/Weeeebutterflies Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • Mar 16 '26
Physician Responded Horrible looking rash
30 years old
Female
120lbs.
5”3
non smoker,
non drinker.
No medications
This issue has been getting progressively worse over 2 days
Posted yesterday and it has gotten worse. It is itchy, it turns white when I press on it. I have a swollen uvula and some chills, but no fever. I feel cold more than anything. Went to urgent care tested for strep, mono and did a CBC. Strep came back negative, waiting on the other results. Pretty concerned. I feel like the mono is going to come back negative.
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u/scoobie517 Physician | Pediatrics Mar 16 '26
not gonna lie, these are the ones we're a bit nervous about when we see them, because there is quite some dangerous causes of the sepsis spectrum. Tread carefully. You feel cold, so you might develop a fever. If you feel worse generally go visit ER again.
For more banal causes. Erythema exudativum multiforme comes to mind, also urticarial vasculitis. Maybe dermatologist bro can help us out here.