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Unexplained Facial Rash?
So I've been told by 3 GP's that this isn't Rosacea.The GP's tell me they don't know what it is(oh how comforting). It started out of nowhere as a bright red patch on my left cheek.It used to severely burn. Now it only burns every now and then. I wasn't putting any kind of weird lotion on it. I was using Aveeno, then Cera Ve (but that left my face feeling super tight), And since I strarted using Aveeno Advanced Care it has gotten a lot better, but it's still very prominent. It also has a tendancy to get unusually peely. And every morning a wake up and it's a surprise what my face is going to look like. Is it going to be red? Kinda red? Peely? But one thing is certain...it never goes away.
I don't get pimples that break and cause a crust. It doesn't itch, it's just...well, annoying feeling. I'm always aware of it's feeling. I was thinking it might be Peri Oral Dermatitis (I dont know if that affects the cheeks?) OR I thought it might be allergic contact dermatits. I work at a clothing store 35 hours a week for the past year. A customer sudgested it might be from the chemicals on the clothing and then I'm touching it to my face. Because she also noticed had a rash on my hands (which also started after starting this job).
I was patch tested earlier this week and the doctor told me it was the hardest test she has ever had to read. Probably due to fact it wouldn't stay on my skin even with tape. I had a rash around Formaldehyde, Mercaptobenzothiazole, and p-Phenylenediamine. But no def. raised square bump.
Anyway....timeline: Started the job in October 07, face started getting unusually dry around February, red patch showed up in April and has continued to get worse, better, worse, better, better, ok, worse, better. lol P.S it has recently moved to my eyelids in the past few months.
PLEASE take a look at the pictures and give me a clue! It's very bothersome. And I'm going to the dermatologist next week, I just dont want another diagnosis of "we don't know what it is". :(
At it's worst: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3311.JPG
Close up of a flare: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3428.JPG
This morning before lotion: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3579.JPG
My eye: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3581.JPG
These won't heal on the side of my face: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3585.JPG
I don't get pimples that break and cause a crust. It doesn't itch, it's just...well, annoying feeling. I'm always aware of it's feeling. I was thinking it might be Peri Oral Dermatitis (I dont know if that affects the cheeks?) OR I thought it might be allergic contact dermatits. I work at a clothing store 35 hours a week for the past year. A customer sudgested it might be from the chemicals on the clothing and then I'm touching it to my face. Because she also noticed had a rash on my hands (which also started after starting this job).
I was patch tested earlier this week and the doctor told me it was the hardest test she has ever had to read. Probably due to fact it wouldn't stay on my skin even with tape. I had a rash around Formaldehyde, Mercaptobenzothiazole, and p-Phenylenediamine. But no def. raised square bump.
Anyway....timeline: Started the job in October 07, face started getting unusually dry around February, red patch showed up in April and has continued to get worse, better, worse, better, better, ok, worse, better. lol P.S it has recently moved to my eyelids in the past few months.
PLEASE take a look at the pictures and give me a clue! It's very bothersome. And I'm going to the dermatologist next week, I just dont want another diagnosis of "we don't know what it is". :(
At it's worst: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3311.JPG
Close up of a flare: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3428.JPG
This morning before lotion: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3579.JPG
My eye: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3581.JPG
These won't heal on the side of my face: http://www.geocities.com/drkangel200/IMG_3585.JPG
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