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Help with skin issue, please

Posted: Jul 26, 2011

I've never had this before, but on my forehead and spreading to a small part of my cheek, near my mouth and on one side of my nose I've developed seborrheic keratosis. My PCP told me to use a very mild cleanser and hydrocortisone cream x3 daily, but it really doesn't seem to be helping much. The spots get warm to the touch and itchy and are really getting more and more difficult to cover when I have to go out.

Has anyone else had this and found something a bit more helpful than just a gentle cleanser and hydrocortisone cream? If so, please share...It's beginning to look like I've got a particularly nasty and large case of the measles!

Thanks in advance!!!

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hydrocortisone OTC not the best... - HospitalBrat

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I'd just go back or ask for a derm referral. Hydrocortisone cream doesn't always do the job for me, and some OTC creams can do more harm than good if they are overused. You may need a stronger topical steroid, and those are usually prescriptions.

In warm weather, I get eczematous rashes on my legs and arms. After showers, I sometimes use heat rash powder after putting on lotion. Since this is on your face, though, I wouldn't recommend that. If you want to try something different in the meanwhile, take some oatmeal and blend the snot out of it (food processor, blender, or coffee grinder), mix it in with a little warm milk, and try some of that on there. Might help with some of the itch.

(Don't you hate knowing just enough but not enough? The MT curse.)

SOUNDS LIKE DISCOID LUPUS...which requires a punch biopsy to prove. - bamagirl

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I had the same thing as you describe and it kept getting worse...so went to my dermatologist who did the above biopsy and now welcome to the world of Plaquenil....forever.

rash - old hand

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Odds are it is not something scary like discoid lupus -- hopefully you won't let some non-doctor on line alarm you like that -- especially since your PCP was not that concerned. Of course if it is not healing, you should definitely go back to see your doctor

Once upon a time, I had a problem with a patch of eczema on my forehead, it was ugly and painful and it took a long time to clear up. One thing that did help along with following my PCP's advice and using the meds prescribed, was following my mother's advice -- pay more attention to diet along with taking a high quality multivitamin every day.

No, I google imaged DL and my rash looks nothing like that - More like an eczema type of thing

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I think I'm going to give the multivitamins and Listerine-soaked cotton balls a try...Sometimes those old remedies work when modern day technology fails, so it's worth a shot.

Thanks much to all who posted!

I know it sounds odd but I had something similar - mrsp

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I soaked a cotton ball in Listerine and saturated it three times a day and started a multivitamin and it cleared up completely after about 3 days. Not sure if it was the Listerine or the vitamin or both but I found that the topicals (Neosporin, bacitracin, or hydrocortisones) didn't work for me either. The listerine is antiseptic as well as drying. I remember my grandma telling me once that to beat a rash you have to dry it, not keep it moist. So I gave it a shot and it worked. It's worth a shot. :) Good luck.

i think..sm - -

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I think i had something like that. i thought for the longest time that it was my acne that never seemed to go away...but I live in a dry climate so i thought it was aggravating it...then i thought it was rosacea because it was warm to touch and sometimes my whole face would go red, esp the evenings.
i went to clinique (i kno it can be pricey sometimes) and i got an antioxidant night cream. you hard use any of it at night. And i use aveeno face sun screen, which is non-greasy and doesnt clog pores. i found that it helped tremendously after years.
but i would recommend not using "oily" products cuz that will clog, wash makeup brushes in your face cleanser, and make sure your skin isnt get dried out cuz by washing it too much you in essence keep the cycle going....

all the best tho :)

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