Yes, do a skin scraping as others have said. Also, due to the breaks in the skin - I would be very nervous about a staph infection - which it may have already progressed to.
Also - check into pyoderma and see if it sounds like that at all.
This sounds just horrible - I feel so bad for your baby!
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