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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Face, chin, neck, irritation, infection..
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Face, chin, neck, irritation, infection..
by deadbolt, Dec 30, 2004 12:00AM
10 weeks ago: cracks in both corners of mouth burning/redness on chin, dermatologist gave cortisone injection in corners of mouth, prescribed clotrimazole/hydrocortisone cream; improved to manageable over the next 6-8 weeks with slight burning on chin at times. No sores, crusting, etc. Maybe one or two pimples under skin during the entire time.
2 weeks ago: major flare up of burning on chin and neck. Dermatologist gave pramasone and larger cortisone injection, this time in hip. (Then went out of town for holiday!!).
Today: Burning continues on chin and neck, some redness, a couple of very small red bumps along hair line on bottom of neck. I decided to see my GP and he thought it might be a fungal infection. Prescribed Lamisil for 30 days and told to stop creams. Now at 6th day, some slight improvement, but still have some burning on neck. Shaving irritates. I was on 2.5 months of antibiotics in the summer to clear a lung condition (July/August).
Could this have precipitated my susceptibility to fungus three months later? Have I not given the Lamisil enough time to start working? Could this be passed to my wife through gentle kissing?
THANKS in advance!!
2 weeks ago: major flare up of burning on chin and neck. Dermatologist gave pramasone and larger cortisone injection, this time in hip. (Then went out of town for holiday!!).
Today: Burning continues on chin and neck, some redness, a couple of very small red bumps along hair line on bottom of neck. I decided to see my GP and he thought it might be a fungal infection. Prescribed Lamisil for 30 days and told to stop creams. Now at 6th day, some slight improvement, but still have some burning on neck. Shaving irritates. I was on 2.5 months of antibiotics in the summer to clear a lung condition (July/August).
Could this have precipitated my susceptibility to fungus three months later? Have I not given the Lamisil enough time to start working? Could this be passed to my wife through gentle kissing?
THANKS in advance!!
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Dec 31, 2004 12:00AM
, Dec 31, 2004 12:00AM
I doubt very much that you have a fungus--your description sounds nothing like one. Lamisil is innocuous, so you can continue taking it, but I doubt it will do anything. I am not at all sure what your dermatologist was treating with an injection in the hip. I suggest you contact the doctor covering for the dermatologist--if you can't access one, find another dermatologist. This sounds like an irritation of some sort, not an infection, particularly not a fungal one. For this reason, I doubt that you are contagious, though of course I can't say for sure, sight unseen. (Cortisone is not used for infection, so clearly the dermatologist didn't think you were infected either.)
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Member Comments (1)
by alicia_rosy, Jan 22, 2009 10:49AM
A related discussion, chin infection was started.
