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Red dryness around the nose

post #1 of 7
8/29/08 at 10:17pm
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I have some sort of dry irritated looking skin on the sides of my nose and between my eyebrows (which has slight bumpiness too).

Whats the best way to get rid of it. very few months of the year it seems to clear and look nice but for the most part it seems to just come back which annoys me.
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post #2 of 7
8/29/08 at 10:56pm
Congratulations -- you could have eczema!

A particular brand, seborrhoeic dermatitis, has been my cross to bear for some time, and what you've described sounds similar. If you do have seborrhoea, the good news is it's treatable and, for the most part, controllable, and as chronic conditions go, it's better than incontinence. The bad news is inflamed, peely skin is just not a good look. Not sexy. But then you probably already knew that.

Of course, you could have any number of other eczema conditions, and the most prudent course of action is not to listen to some jagoff on an internet message board, but to bite the bullet and see a dermatologist. Her or she will probably prescribe some kind of topical cream to take the inflammation down during flare-ups. For what it's worth, I find a cream called Elidel to be effective, and it gives me a (likely false) sense of security knowing I'm not getting the side-effects that come with corticosteroids like Cortaid.
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post #3 of 7
8/31/08 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by kookydooky View Post
I have some sort of dry irritated looking skin on the sides of my nose and between my eyebrows (which has slight bumpiness too).

Whats the best way to get rid of it. very few months of the year it seems to clear and look nice but for the most part it seems to just come back which annoys me.

This could be psoriasis, I suffr with the same symptoms.
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post #4 of 7
9/2/08 at 4:46pm
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This could be psoriasis, I suffr with the same symptoms.

Doubtful. Have you been diagnosed by a doctor? No insult intended with this question.

If this dryness is spontaneous, with no history of trauma to the area, then it's most likely eczema. You need to simply get some over the counter cortisone cream and apply a couple of times a day for several days. This should clear up. Stuff like vaseline is very helpful as well.

You need to also look at environmental stressors - like allergies and overall psychological stress - and try to reduce them.
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post #5 of 7
9/2/08 at 5:16pm
Yum! Fungal infection.

I use a prescribed shampoo which is for scalp issues, but seems to work on the face. The cream I was prescribed didn't seem to work.
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post #6 of 7
9/2/08 at 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by Greggers View Post
Congratulations -- you could have eczema!

Of course, you could have any number of other eczema conditions, and the most prudent course of action is not to listen to some jagoff on an internet message board, but to bite the bullet and see a dermatologist. Her or she will probably prescribe some kind of topical cream to take the inflammation down during flare-ups. For what it's worth, I find a cream called Elidel to be effective, and it gives me a (likely false) sense of security knowing I'm not getting the side-effects that come with corticosteroids like Cortaid.

Great medication.
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post #7 of 7
9/2/08 at 5:18pm
Lay off the nose candy. Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
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