Grid/Net shaped rash

My son is 4; ASD and non-verbal with developmental delays. He had a perfect 4 dot pattern on his upper thigh last month that went away before I could snap a photo of it. I took him to the peds and she thought I was crazy. We searched our entire home to find anything with that pattern and was not able to find anything.

Just this week he woke up with a grid like patter on his forehead that lasted for 2 days and then woke up a day later with the same pattern on his chin?

If any one has found any additional information, outside of aliens, I would certainly appreciate your insight!

Just noticed my back and my spots grew from a few in the center to a bigger area..but not sure what this is and trying to figure it out now.

If anyone knows anything please let me know

I just had this happen to me for the first time. Noticed these marks on my back yesterday. No pain. No itching.

Hi @sheryldenise and @redgrids You’re both joining Connect with similar symptoms of the mysterious grid rash. Quite a few other members have written in too, as you’ve noticed. So far no one has an answer more substantial than aliens. 😅 It would be wonderful if we could put together a common link to all these cases. So far nothing has been attributed.

With so people joining the forum with this rash, hopefully at some point there will be a connection! Same questions though; Any exposure to unusual plants, big bites, illness?

My son has had them on an off for years, a GP thought it might be meningitis when he was a toddler but obviously wrong.

When he was about 2 years old he used to get high temperatures every month, they used to last for a day or so. We ended up in hospital on one occasion and his inflammation markers very so high but they couldn’t find any infection.

He is 12 now, he also has psoriasis on his body that is not visible but you can feel it. He has been to a dermatologist about this.

They did question an autoimmune disorder when he was younger but he is always fit and well now.

I just wonder if it is linked to some sort of autoimmune disorder, possibly psoriatic arthritis. I have no idea, he is well other than this 🤔

It’s grown in half an hour!

Hi @looloo84 That’s the craziest thing, isn’t it? I’ve not experienced this myself but find it so fascinating that there are people all over the world experiencing this with no rhyme or reason. There doesn’t seem to be any correlating exposers, ages, genders…
I mentioned to 2 new members who recently joined with the grid rash, @redgrids, @sheryldenise, that hopefully with more members who experiencing the rash write in and a commonality can be exposed!

Does your son have a fever at this time?

This looks like a form of contact dermatitis. It would seem from the regular pattern that your son's skin was in contact with a fabric or substance - either surface or underneath - that is causing a reaction. Especially in our hot sweaty conditions this summer, it could be a car seat, life jacket, lawn chair, the inside of a foam pillow...
Or did he recently get new sports clothes? Sometimes the sizing or fiber can be ab issue. Start a new sport? The disinfectant they spray on shoulder pads and the like is nasty to tender skin.
If is becomes itchy or weeps, or keeps increasing, a visit to the dermatologist (even a video appointment) could provide the answer.
Let all of us inquiring minds know if you can an answer please.
Sue

Hi @sueinmn, There are so many of these cases from all over the world and so far none of these cases seem to correlate to anything such as exposure to plants, medications, summer/winter, contact from laundry detergent, clothing, etc. Patients have checked in with doctors, dermatologists, infection disease doctors…It’s fascinating and I hope the more people that write into the forum, maybe we can find a common link!

No, nothing. Just to add, we live in England. I can see messages from people who live in Australia, America, Israel etc