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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Inflamation around lip line and rash on chin
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Inflamation around lip line and rash on chin
by Kat_o, Jun 29, 2007 12:00AM
It started with a rash on chin, then area next to left corner of mouth felt as if a very bad pimple was going to erupt (but nothing ever showed) and then inflamation (inflammation) around upper and lower lip line and at corners of mouth got red and burn and lips are chapped, all of which started in Feb 07 and progressed to lip line & lip problem in Apr 07. Tried methylprednisolone, hydrocortizone, Elidel and Clotrimazole and Betamethasone and nothing has worked. Allergist says it's a contact allergy but after testing still has no answers for me. I'm not absolutely positive it is a contact allergy since no one can give me any answers. Is there anything that can get rid of this inflamation (inflammation) and redness?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Jun 30, 2007 12:00AM
, Jun 30, 2007 12:00AM
I'm afraid I can't say much from here. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by 'nothing worked,' since rashes near the lips often stay red long after the rash is gone, which some patients interpret as 'not working,' when in fact it did. From your description, I'm not really sure you have anything wrong at all. If I were you, I would stop all medications and lotions, leave the area strictly alone--no picking, rubbing, or even close examining-- and then show it to a skin doctor in a month. You certainly don't have herpes or some other infection, so there's no reason not to wait and let nature do what it's going to do. If necessary, and it may not be, your doctor can help then.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
