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What Causes A Rash And Swelling In The Face?

What does high elevated Ana mean. I am a white female, age 70. My face broke into a rash with swelling about 6 weeks ago. I was told it was acute dermatitis and treated with prednisone. After a week it went down but started reappearing and I went to my dermatologist. Had blood work done and have an extremely high ana
Mon, 22 May 2017
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Hello, my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. I understand your concern.
Some advices that I can give to you are :
Use Olive Oil. Extra-virgin olive oil works as a great skin moisturizer, facilitates healing and promotes skin renewal as it is rich in vitamin E and antioxidants.
-Baking Soda. Baking soda helps dry out skin rashes.
-Apply Aloe Vera.
-Apply Cold Compress.
-Apply Apple Cider Vinegar diluted with water
-Use calamine lotion
-Use hydrocortisone cream
Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I'll be glad to help, thanks!
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What Causes A Rash And Swelling In The Face?

Hello, my name is Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. I understand your concern. Some advices that I can give to you are : Use Olive Oil. Extra-virgin olive oil works as a great skin moisturizer, facilitates healing and promotes skin renewal as it is rich in vitamin E and antioxidants. -Baking Soda. Baking soda helps dry out skin rashes. -Apply Aloe Vera. -Apply Cold Compress. -Apply Apple Cider Vinegar diluted with water -Use calamine lotion -Use hydrocortisone cream Hope my answer was helpful, if you have any other questions I ll be glad to help, thanks!