Skin rash on right cheek

[PalePanther]

I am a 34 year old guy from Europe. since february 2010 i am being treated for an eye condition called Uveitis with 15 mg of methotrexate once a week. and also i take 1mg of folic acid the next day. This march 2011 i developed a small pimple on my right cheek. the pimple went away after 4 days but after that a redness remained there there.the redness faded after 2 weeks and then a small brownish rash under the skin was there for another month and a half before disappearing completely..at the time i thought it might have been related to my methotrexate. but i thuoght that since i was already on methotrexate for more than a year before this incident that it might not be related to this medicine and it might not have been caused by that.


4 days ago on my right cheek again i saw a small redness. but no pimple..it is quite small and it is in the same place i had the other rash 5 months ago..just a bit lower......it is weird because it is a small red rash and there is no pimple...i am thinking it is something that might go away again...in time...it will cause hyperpigmentation again after a few days/weeks, and finally will go away after a month or more...but i want to get rid of it a bit quicker if possible

is there anything that i could do for it to go away more quickly? any creams you would reccomend? anything i could do? and could it be related to methotrexate?

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it is a small red rash on my right cheek that has been like this for 4 days now..and i am thinking it might have the same course and lifetime as my previous rash 5 months ago...

i want to point out that i have not had any side effects while taking methotrexate..i do blood tests every 3,4 months..liver functions and everything else is perfect..


please help,

thank you

[maatson]

Thank you and God bless.

[PalePanther]

yes, 5 months ago when i got in touch with a dermatologist online , they told me that it could be a photosensitivity rash , because methotrexate causes photosensitivity to the skin...either way thank you for all your help..really apreciated!

take care

[maatson]

I am happy that you have come out of this trauma and wishing you healthy times. Cheers!

[maatson]

Though it might just turn out to be just a photo sensitivity rash it is prudent to check.
Best wishes.

[PalePanther]

thank you, will do..i just want to point out that it is only one small rash...with no pimple..and it look slike it s inside the skin...either way will consult a derm very soon.

the good news is that my eyes have been quiet from uveitis for almost a year now..i hope that i will be able to win this terrible disease too because it has been a terrible psychological struggle over the last 3 and half  years..luckly my vision is still perfect and hoping it will remain like this forever..thanks for your help

[maatson]

Now that you are showing up these telangectasias on the cheek.(blood vessel like rash) sure do consult a derm.Rare cases of rosacea do present like this.
Best wishes.

[PalePanther]

no i dont have rosacea...no cause was found for my uveitis it was idiopathic...thanks :)

[maatson]

Rosacea can cause uveitis. Part of the syndrome?