L.W.
I would probably take him to the doctor just for your own peace of mind. My son is almost 10 and he had a strange looking rash and streak on his arm about a month ago. He did complain about pain with it as well, no itching, but pain. We took him to the doctor and it was some form of a skin infection. They game him 2 topical creams for it and had us give him Ibuprofen for the pain. We were cautioned to especially watch the red streak as that can sometime mean blood poisoning. Within a couple of days of using the cream, it was completely gone. Hope this helps!