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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
fscial flushing/bumps
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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fscial flushing/bumps
by tittensaw, Apr 30, 2007 12:00AM
Is there any skin problem other than rosacea ( as rosacea has been discounted by 3 GPs and 2 Dermatologists) that can present itself as flushing, gransient redness, bumps that come and go, tingling. My symptoms stated 3 months ago when I woke to find some bright red spots down the side of my cheeks between my nose and my mouth. Then my face went bright red. Since then I have been having problems with my face flushing and getting hot, sometimes hypersensitive, going red and coming out in bright angry bumps that sometimes disappear within 24 hours, a redidual redness that is slow to subside. i am 59 years old and 20 years post menopausal. The problem is primarily on my cheeks and the front rather than the sides. My skin also has a tendency to feel dry, although it is quite soft. My dermatologist is now going to do a skin biopsy and also some flushing tests, but I don't really know what she is looking for. Could I have some medical underlying problem that is causing this? If so, what sort of consultant should I be seeing if the dermatologist runs out of options?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, May 01, 2007 12:00AM
, May 01, 2007 12:00AM
I think you should either ask the dermatologist now or cross that bridge when you come to it. Your symptoms do sound a bit like rosacea, but I say that from a distance, and would have to defer to the dermatologists who have seen you and are taking care of you. I really can't be any more specific than that. Your symptoms do not sound as though they are related to any underlying problem, though.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Member Comments (2)
by jrice80, Jun 04, 2007 12:00AM
Do you have an onset of bump/cyst-like things on your upper arms, upper things, or buttocks? If so you could have Keratosis Pilaris (KP rubra faceii for facial redness/flushing). The test should reveal what you have and the common treatment for the flushing/redness is a pulse dye laser.
