redness of face

just recently i had a stomach ache.  I had vomited.soon afterwards i got this red blotchyness all over my face.  some people told me that it is just broken blood vessals others told me an allergic reaction.  now i'm not allergic to anything.  i've had this on my face for 3 days now.  what is it and how can i treat it?

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

Emilio:

When you vomit, you put greater pressure on the blood vessels above the neck.  This can burst some of them, leaving you with some redness for a while.  It will go away by itself in a few days, and certainly does not sound, in your case, like an allergic reaction.

Best.

Dr. R

[paula stephens]

my 9 year old daughter has very red, rosey cheeks. they have been this way for 4 days.  last night she woke me up because her legs were itching, i put some cortisone creme on them and they seemed better. this morning same thing, her legs were itching and red, just on the insode of her thighs. whats up?

[trisha]

My 13 year old daughter has red splotches on her cheeks on her face.  She has had a degree of this since birth, but latly it is more noticable.  It looks like she has been outside in the cold or has been running along time.  There are no bumps or itching. Just a red rash. Please let me know what this is or if I should be concerned.

[Terry]

Message to Trisha in the above comment about your 13-year-old daughter with red cheeks.  Our daughter has had something similar to this condition.  Check the question back in January in this forum, titled atypical facial eruption, and comment on whether it sounds like what your daughter has. Look forward to hearing from you.

[Terry]

Sorry Trisha that title was, unusual facial eruption, by Terry posted on 1/16/2000.  Hope we can help each other.

[Herb]

I am 18.  About 4 years ago I developed a strange red rash on my face...it goes all over my cheeks, until up beside my eyebrows, and then down to the corner of my mouth.  The strangest part is that there are definite "borders" of the rash.  It sounds similar to what you describe.  Needless to say it hurts one's ego to have to look in the mirror and see bright red markings over most of one's face.