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Strange sudden rash around eye
by ravel5, Jul 27, 2006 12:00AM
I've had this rash for the past day and a half so far. It looks almost like a black and blue, but red and irritated. It was swollen before, and extends from below my eyebrow and beneath my eye. It doesn't hurt, barely itches, but I'm not quite sure why it suddenly appeared. I didn't get hit by anything. I did not eat any strange foods and I cannot locate a bug bite of any sort.
I tried taking a dose of Benadryl, and now I'm treating it with hydrocortizone.
The swelling went down a bit, but other than that, it's still there. Do you have any idea of what it could be?
I tried taking a dose of Benadryl, and now I'm treating it with hydrocortizone.
The swelling went down a bit, but other than that, it's still there. Do you have any idea of what it could be?
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A proper clinical evaluation would be required for a confirmed diagnosis as nothing can be said with surety without looking at the lesions.
It could be an insect bite, an allergic reaction to some substance, some skin infection or some eye infection spreading to the surrounding skin.
Let us know what your doctor tells you and also how you are doing now.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.