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Welcome to the Dermatology forum! This forum is for questions regarding Dermatology issues, such as: skin rashes, acne, birthmarks, skin infections, and general skin care.
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| Nancy 5/12/2000 | . | I am a medium toned redhead. For the past5-6 years, whenever i'm in a bathing suit in the sun, I develop an ITCHY red rash, mostly on the tops of my thighs. I use a good sunscreen but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm going to Cancun soon. Is there anything I can take to lesson this? Lord knows, I don't want to spend the whole vacation away from the sun! |
| Derm M.D. ASR 5/14/2000 | Nancy | Nancy: Some folks develop an allergy to the long waves of ultraviolet light not blocked by conventional sunscreens. Try using one which contains Parsol 1789 and says it is for UVA. Physical sunscreens containing titanium dioxide may lso help. Finally, taking an antihistamine like chlortrimeton 4 mg or diphenhydramine 25 (both OTC before going out also helps some people. (Careful about drowsiness, though--no driving on the beach or operating heavy machinery . . . ) best. Dr. R |
| Courtney Conte 5/31/2000 C2 | . | I went out in the sun this weekend.And my face got burned and now my forhead and under my eyes it swollen.!!Can you tell me what I have or what I should do. |
| Jimbo franklin 6/3/2000 C3 | . | I was in the sun this week and my head got sun brunt and now my forehead is swollen,is this normal? How long will it take to go away. |
| don roar 6/19/2000 C4 | . | I think i have sun posioning, I have a rash on my left shoulder and chest, Is there any thing i can do for the iching and swelling? |
| Jen 8/31/2000 C5 | . | I was diagnosed with sun poisoning on my neck/chest/shoulders. Am taking Prednisone (corticosteriod)for 8 days. 3 days down, so far not much improvement. Itches like a son-of-a-*&^%$. My advice is see a doctor if you suspect you have this condition. Oh, and stay out of the sun. |
| poweryeah@backpacker.com 9/14/2000 C6 | . | someone please help me. i am dark skinned 27 yr old german/scotish/dane. i never had any type of sun burn ever in my life. just this path month however i moved from n.y to florida. and now i have some type of rash all over my arms and back of neck from the sun. it itches and hurts it was red at first now its turning whiteish color, whenever i go in the sun it flares up again and gets worse, itried anthistamine , creams , etc, nothingis working. its been about 4 weeks and its not getting better. someone please help me....... email poweryeah@backpacker.com |
| poweryeah@backpacker.com 9/14/2000 C7 | . | someone please help me. i am dark skinned 27 yr old german/scotish/dane. i never had any type of sun burn ever in my life. just this path month however i moved from n.y to florida. and now i have some type of rash all over my arms and back of neck from the sun. it itches and hurts it was red at first now its turning whiteish color, whenever i go in the sun it flares up again and gets worse, itried anthistamine , creams , etc, nothingis working. its been about 4 weeks and its not getting better. someone please help me....... email poweryeah@backpacker.com |
| Danielle Bradford 9/14/2000 C8 | . | I recently went to the doctor, and she told me I have sun posioning, my question is, is sun posioning a rash or can it almost look like sores or bites?? I have been going tanning for about a year and a half and never happened until now, it's also in my scalp of my head. I'm scheduled to see a dermatolgist nexy week, so I just wanted to know what sun posioning really looks like??????? | [Thread closed to new comments] |
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