red rash around chin and nose

For the last 3 months I have been getting a red rash around my mouth, it's mostly on my chin and under nostrils. although is not itchy,I took benadryl for a week but it made no difference. Could this be a hormoral issue? I'm 35.

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

This may be a bacterial or a fungal infection. At this point, I do not think this is hormonal in origin. You may need  topical corticosteroids for this. Applying Fluocinonide 0.05% on the area may help .Apply this once daily and see if there is any response in two days .If no response is noted, then you may need to have this assessed by your dermatologist. A bacterial infection is likely as the nose usually carries plenty of the skin's resident bacteria. Any cut or nick on the skin may lead to colonization and infection.