Weird bumps on my back

[Doc. Crane .-.]

I have been getting these weird bumps I think, on my back it starts at both my upperarms (back of the biceps) and go all the way around my back up towards the neck, it's not acne, but it feels like it, any idea what this is? FYI it's not dry skin.

[Fruit_Tart.]

umm... heat rash? i get that on my arms sometimes, but i haven't lately. when i get them when it's too hot and i just stay in the temperature.

maybe it's something else though... can you describe what it's like?

[Doc. Crane .-.]

Not really, kinda hurts when I shower, (not when I dive/swim)

[Fruit_Tart.]

but do you know what it looks like? are the bumps small or bigger? different shade?

[Doc. Crane .-.]

They are all red, some are pointy, some are just round bumps, and some feel like small warts (really small)

[Fruit_Tart.]

Maybe it's a sign of hair growth. I know i got like a lot of little bumps on my arms and they looked pimply, but they turned out to be a passageway for the hair. I dunno, maybe.

[Doc. Crane .-.]

Maybe, but I have a lot of hair on my legs, and a lot of pubic hair, and never had these bumps.

[Fruit_Tart.]

hmmm? have you seen a doctor about this yet?

[Doc. Crane .-.]

No my mom doesnt think it's important.

[Fruit_Tart.]

how long have you had the bumps?

[Doc. Crane .-.]

A few weeks, but just recently they have gotten bad.

[Fruit_Tart.]

maybe it's acne? you can get them on your back, but they eventually go away. there won't be any scars if you just leave them alone, whether if they're just bumps or acne.

[Aeroflux17]

Boil?! NEVER!

[Syvelocin]

Are you allergic to anything? I had a break out of hives once, it lasted weeks. It looks like all these little red bumps... could that be it?