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Rash In Face And Behind Ears, Peeling Of Skin. Suffering From Gulf War Syndrome. Treatment?
Hello Doctor,
I have a friend who was in the Gulf War. He came back with Gulf War Syndrome. He keeps breaking out in a rash on his face and behind his ears He says it very painfully and at times when it's real bad, his skin will peel and then it becomes raw. We have gone to the VA several times and they don't know what to do. At times the acid in m
his blood spicks and spicks bad. I don't know if its related or not Can you please tell me how to get rid of the resh? Thank you so much. This soldier of mine has suffered enough.
Kelly Logsdon
I have a friend who was in the Gulf War. He came back with Gulf War Syndrome. He keeps breaking out in a rash on his face and behind his ears He says it very painfully and at times when it's real bad, his skin will peel and then it becomes raw. We have gone to the VA several times and they don't know what to do. At times the acid in m
his blood spicks and spicks bad. I don't know if its related or not Can you please tell me how to get rid of the resh? Thank you so much. This soldier of mine has suffered enough.
Kelly Logsdon
Tue, 16 Jul 2013
Hello
Welcome!
I would be pleased to answer your question .
Persistent photosensitivity or seborrheic dermatitis are other causes of facial redness. It might be worthwhile trying 1% cortizone cream mixed with 1% clotrimazole cream on the red areas - twice a day for 14 days - to see if this helps. If it does then seborrheic dermatitis is the most likely diagnosis.
It will be worthwhile seeing a dermatologist about this. Please feel free to ask if you have any queries.. Lastly it will also be worthwhile getting your blood ANA levels done to rule out Lupus. This is not likely form your clinical picture but must be ruled out.
Thanks and take care
Welcome!
I would be pleased to answer your question .
Persistent photosensitivity or seborrheic dermatitis are other causes of facial redness. It might be worthwhile trying 1% cortizone cream mixed with 1% clotrimazole cream on the red areas - twice a day for 14 days - to see if this helps. If it does then seborrheic dermatitis is the most likely diagnosis.
It will be worthwhile seeing a dermatologist about this. Please feel free to ask if you have any queries.. Lastly it will also be worthwhile getting your blood ANA levels done to rule out Lupus. This is not likely form your clinical picture but must be ruled out.
Thanks and take care
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hello,
thank you for your question
i understood your problem..
gulf war syndrome is little rare condition, it is chronic disease(long term ). and miltisystemic means it affects several organs of body..
till now its cure is under research in allopathy, homeopathy as well as ayurveda..
but your friend can take symptomatic treatment for rash.. use emolient , analgesic drug it will give reduce pain.. if required you can apply topical antibiotic to prevent super added infection to skin... but for all these i will suggest you to consult dermatologist
hope this helped you.. take care
thank you for your question
i understood your problem..
gulf war syndrome is little rare condition, it is chronic disease(long term ). and miltisystemic means it affects several organs of body..
till now its cure is under research in allopathy, homeopathy as well as ayurveda..
but your friend can take symptomatic treatment for rash.. use emolient , analgesic drug it will give reduce pain.. if required you can apply topical antibiotic to prevent super added infection to skin... but for all these i will suggest you to consult dermatologist
hope this helped you.. take care
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