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Dry Flaky Skin Under One Eye, Slight Redness, Itchiness, Blisters. Prescribed Fusidic Acid Eye Cream. Cure?
I have an area of dry flaky skin under one eye which is slightly red and itchy as well as a blistering of the skin under the eye area, I was prescribed I think it is call fusidic acid eye cream but any hydrocortisone based cream seems to strong as I have very sensitive skin . Am using either sudocreme or vaseline at the moment. Thank you.
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
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From the description it seems you are having eczema or some irritant reaction. To treat the same application of fusidic acid cream alone would not help. You need to apply a steroidal cream. If hydrocortisone seems to be stronger, you may try desonide or clobetasone cream. These are the mildest steroids and may help you out. Applying Vaseline or diaper rash cream would not help much.
Hope that helps. Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
From the description it seems you are having eczema or some irritant reaction. To treat the same application of fusidic acid cream alone would not help. You need to apply a steroidal cream. If hydrocortisone seems to be stronger, you may try desonide or clobetasone cream. These are the mildest steroids and may help you out. Applying Vaseline or diaper rash cream would not help much.
Hope that helps. Take care
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Hi!!!Vaseline is ofcourse a good remedy for dry skin but since you are having red as well as blisters,hydrocortisone is highly recommended.If you are not comfortable with fusidic acid,go for Neosporin-H ointment,which can be applied in the sensitive areas of skin as well as those having sensitive skin.Hydrocortisone contained in Neosporin-H is a synthetic steroid used as anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritic agent.
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Dr.Nannika Pradhan
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Dr.Nannika Pradhan
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