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Can A Nasal Dry Skin With Hardness, Scabbing And Itching Be Treated?

Hello I have had for the past 2 weeks a hard dry skin area right next to my nose below my eye it looks like a scab . I m starting to think its a fungus can I put econazole nitrate cream??? It itchs like crazy when I put the cream on ... Does that mean it s working?
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Hello,

I can understand your concern for the dry skin with hardness, scabbing and itching at the sides of nose. It evident from your query that you have " Dyssebacia” condition which is due to blockage and plugging of the sebaceous glands. It is a condition which is found specifically around the nose. The dry flakes which falls off from the skin are dry and yellowish material and is considered to be part of seborrhoeic dermatitis.
I generally prescribe "Fluticasone" cream initially over the area for two times in a very thin layer. Once the improvement is seen then I shift to plane antifungal creams. I suggest you to be in good follow up of a dermatologist to get the earliest improvement.

All the best.
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Can A Nasal Dry Skin With Hardness, Scabbing And Itching Be Treated?

Hello, I can understand your concern for the dry skin with hardness, scabbing and itching at the sides of nose. It evident from your query that you have Dyssebacia” condition which is due to blockage and plugging of the sebaceous glands. It is a condition which is found specifically around the nose. The dry flakes which falls off from the skin are dry and yellowish material and is considered to be part of seborrhoeic dermatitis. I generally prescribe Fluticasone cream initially over the area for two times in a very thin layer. Once the improvement is seen then I shift to plane antifungal creams. I suggest you to be in good follow up of a dermatologist to get the earliest improvement. All the best.