Scabies?

From this limited information there is absolutely no way in which a reasonable assessment as to the cause can be made. There are more than a thousand different clinically recognisable skin diseases, many of which are endogenous (constitutional). Many will look the same, so 'diagnosing' from the appearance can be extremely unwise. From the fact that it is just the one desk suggests that the cause may be local to that desk, but even this is an assumption that could very well be wrong. Please be careful about any diagnosis by a GP. Most have little or no training in this particular type of disease and lack the expertise to carry out the necessary (patch, prick, RAST, ELISA) tests without which an inaccurate diagnosis is likely. Even a consultant dermatologist can get the diagnosis wrong unless he or she actually visits the workplace or has a detailed briefing on the situation. Chris

Chris Packham sums it up pretty well. It is pretty unlikely that there is a link between the chair/desk and rash. Without seeing the rash (appearance, distribution, etc) there is no way of knowing for sure whether it is likely to be work-related or not - though in my experience this is unlikely to be the case. TTIUWP Mark Consultant Occupational Physician