skin irritiations on face

What causes redness around the nose and eyebrows?


This discussion is related to Red Blotchy Rash on Penis.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Redness around nose and eyebrows can be due to contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, eczema or rosacea. Even the butterfly rash in SLE presents around the nose and cheeks. Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin condition that causes flaky,dry, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas esp. under the nose or anywhere on face. People with seborrheic dermatitis produce too much sebum (the natural skin oil). Later, pityrosporum yeast grows excessively in the sebum, sometime along with bacteria, making the dermatitis more persistent.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.