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pedioral dermatitis or something else??
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Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, child skin problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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pedioral dermatitis or something else??
by questions_, May 09, 2008 01:43PM
double-barrelled question....
1. been to dematologist for red rash that is basically where my moustache would be, and on my chin... it burns slightly and also has white-heads?? that i can pop, and occassionally other raised, clear fluid filled bumps that come and go over time.... I can pop them and then they'll go away, then maybe come back. Dr. says pedioral dermatitis and gave me Protopic that i've been using on and off for a month or so... not much improvement..
Every once in a while i get this intense tingling in my lips, but no problems there as far as sores or anything, just really intese tingling.. My question is I had a couple oral sex encounters dating back over a year and a half ago with girls I didn't know very well, (me going down on them), and never had any of these symptoms until just recently...
Could I have some strange STD around my mouth because of this?? something my dr.'s aren't considering??
2. Dermatologist drew blood word and ran a "auto-immune Panel"??? to see if I had and probs, there... all tests fine.. She also did test for HSV 1 and 2, along with a HEP panel... and the only thing positive was HSV 1.... (she said all that meant is i've been exposed to it....could've been a long time ago even), and I've never had problems w/ cold sores?? I thought. Is there any chance this could be herpes of some sort??? tingling in my lips.... had a few sores inside my nostrils, too... gums hurt real bad for a couple weeks prior to this rash coming on??
If I haven't had any high -risk encounters for over a year and a half, and my blood work is all normal, can I exclude any major immune disease???
I just don't know what to do next.... The rash has gone down a little.... not as noticeable... but i'm worried it's something from the oral sex.... or worse.
THanks!!
1. been to dematologist for red rash that is basically where my moustache would be, and on my chin... it burns slightly and also has white-heads?? that i can pop, and occassionally other raised, clear fluid filled bumps that come and go over time.... I can pop them and then they'll go away, then maybe come back. Dr. says pedioral dermatitis and gave me Protopic that i've been using on and off for a month or so... not much improvement..
Every once in a while i get this intense tingling in my lips, but no problems there as far as sores or anything, just really intese tingling.. My question is I had a couple oral sex encounters dating back over a year and a half ago with girls I didn't know very well, (me going down on them), and never had any of these symptoms until just recently...
Could I have some strange STD around my mouth because of this?? something my dr.'s aren't considering??
2. Dermatologist drew blood word and ran a "auto-immune Panel"??? to see if I had and probs, there... all tests fine.. She also did test for HSV 1 and 2, along with a HEP panel... and the only thing positive was HSV 1.... (she said all that meant is i've been exposed to it....could've been a long time ago even), and I've never had problems w/ cold sores?? I thought. Is there any chance this could be herpes of some sort??? tingling in my lips.... had a few sores inside my nostrils, too... gums hurt real bad for a couple weeks prior to this rash coming on??
If I haven't had any high -risk encounters for over a year and a half, and my blood work is all normal, can I exclude any major immune disease???
I just don't know what to do next.... The rash has gone down a little.... not as noticeable... but i'm worried it's something from the oral sex.... or worse.
THanks!!
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