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Red Rash, Dry Circles Near Eyes And Temple, Swelling, Puffiness, Itchiness, Painful, Sore Tongue, Dry Eyes. What Is It?

About a month ago I started getting a rash that is almost totally symmetrical. The first places were red, really rough, dry circles beside my eyes towards the temples. Then it went up along the outside of the eye sockets, and some on my forehead, then - the main problem now - on my cheekbones and on my neck. Sometimes the places under my eyes/on my cheekbones are swollen, or puffy, and they're always red, really dry, and rough. The cheekbone places are kind of crescents or triangles radiating out from the bridge of my nose. A couple of weeks ago I had swollen hives-type bumps on my neck and on my cheekbones, and then I got two big raised, itchy ones (maybe 1/2 to 5/8 in diameter) in exactly the same place on both of my forearms. Then during the past week I developed two circular red, rough spots in the exact same place on the back of each upper arm. The neck rash itches, but the red across my cheekbones is not particularly itchy, just kind of tender and sore. I'm basically very healthy and active, I am normal weight, and I exercise regularly. I have been diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome with dry mouth and throat, a chronic painfully sore tongue, difficulty swallowing, and dry-watery eyes (which sounds like a contradiction of terms to me, but that's what the docs told me).
Wed, 24 Jul 2013
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Hi, Thanks for using HCM.

Since you are diagnosed as having Sjogren's syndrome, the symptoms you are refering may be mainly due to that. i.e decreased exocrine secretion. This is auto immune disease so you may try out corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs and disease-modifying drugs may be helpful.But there is no specific treatment. You use moisturising agents to keep your skin moist. Consult your doctor for examination and management.

Hope I answered your question. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries.
Wish you good health. Take care.

Regards
Dr. Lohit
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Red Rash, Dry Circles Near Eyes And Temple, Swelling, Puffiness, Itchiness, Painful, Sore Tongue, Dry Eyes. What Is It?

Hi, Thanks for using HCM. Since you are diagnosed as having Sjogren s syndrome, the symptoms you are refering may be mainly due to that. i.e decreased exocrine secretion. This is auto immune disease so you may try out corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs and disease-modifying drugs may be helpful.But there is no specific treatment. You use moisturising agents to keep your skin moist. Consult your doctor for examination and management. Hope I answered your question. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries. Wish you good health. Take care. Regards Dr. Lohit