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itchy red patches on face
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:28 pm
by redhairedwriter
I have red, itchy patches on my forehead and right cheek. The one on my cheek is rough to the touch. My face itches so much that I can't bear my hair to touch it. I saw a hospital dermatologist who dismissed it as 'just sun damage' and gave me a cream which had diclofenac in, which I am sensitive to, so I couldn't use it. Do you have any advice? I have tried antihistamines and all kinds of over-the-counter creams but nothing has worked and it's driving me mad.
Re: itchy red patches on face
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:10 am
by Dr Anton Alexandroff
Thank you very much for your question. It sounds like a possible seborrheic dermatitis. Ask your GP or dermatologist if he/she can prescribe you daktacort or ketoconazole cream.
I hope this is helpful.
With Best Wishes,
Dr Anton Alexandroff FRCP(UK) PhD CCT(Derm) FRSM FAAD
Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
The British Skin Foundation Spokesperson
London, Cambridge, Leicester and Bedford
http://www.alexandroff.org.uk
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