How to manage rashes on the face?

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

The thick red rashes on the face can be because of many reasons like allergic contact dermatitis, papular urticaria, irritant contact dermatitis, and many more.

I need to know more details. These include:

1. For how long are they present?

2. Are they itchy?

3. Are they transient or persistent?

Kindly answer my questions and if possible kindly attach a picture of the lesion so that I can see the lesions and help you to my best.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read your query and can understand your concern.

I saw the attached pictures and prescriptions (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There is extensive redness on the forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin. Such an itchy red rash can also be due to polymorphous light eruption. But it is associated with irritation on sun exposure usually and also involves other sun-exposed sites like forearms and the V-shape of the chest.

It is an easily treatable condition. But the use of sunscreen is mandatory. She can use any sunscreen with an SPF (sun protection factor) of more than 30 to be applied at 9 am, 12 pm, and 3 pm.

Along with this, she needs to apply Flutivate (Fluticasone) (Corticosteroid) cream once daily over the lesions only, for a minimal amount for five days. For itching, she can take the tablet LCZ (Levocetirizine) (antihistamines) 5 mg at nighttime. But just to be sure, can you please tell me, does she feel uncomfortable with sun exposure? Is there dandruff on the scalp and red scaly rash present on the sides of the nose folds and back of the ear folds also? If so, we call it seborrheic dermatitis, and then additional medications are required.

I hope this helps.

Thank you and take care.

Regards.