Question: Hello,

The skin on my face has been burning and turning red. It is not itchy, but tight and burns. Last night I broke out in two big blotches along my hairline, the rashes felt kind of dry and my lips looked a little swollen.My lips turned bright red and looked as if I had too much lipstick on. My face looks pink today but my lips are not swollen anymore.

I was using a topical steroid, locoid for 35 days for some dermatitis but am no longer using it. Could this be some type of steroid withdrawal? I want to add that my face was burning prior to using the steroid cream but was not turning red. I want to add that my face feels swollen and very hot to the touch.

I suffer from dermographic urticaria, eczema, seasonal allergies. I have added some pictures for you to see the rashes. Could this be eczema flaring up? Do eczema rashes come and go?

Any idea what could be going on?

Thank you, XXXXXXX

Hello Dr.,

Thank you for your reply. The rashes are not itchy, they just burn. My nose gets very red too and stings. Can eczema/allergies cause a hot red nose too?

I will include a picture of my most recent blotches. Sometimes I wake up with them and my face is burning hot. I didn't realize that atopic dermatitis could cause burning and a hot face.

My face has some redness after the big rash/blotches leave. Is that just from the atopic dermatitis?

The swollen lips... is that part of the atopic dermatitis and allergy?

I just cannot figure out what I am allergic to. My symptoms got much worse after stopping the steroid cream.

So eczema rashes can come and go in a matter of hours?

Please view my new pictures. Can eczema sting and burn and cause flushing?

Thanks, XXXXXXX

Dr. XXXXXXX

Thanks for writing back. I uploaded another picture of this rash on my chest that I have been getting lately. It comes and goes.

I went to my dermatologist yesterday and he seems to think that I have rosacea because my nose gets red and my face burns. I would rather it be atopic dermatitis though. Every night I get these with hot flushes and hot blotches on my chest and face.

Can allergies cause your nose to turn red?

Sometimes my face/chest burns. Also, the past couple of weeks my nose has felt very sore and swollen. Sometimes my nose will turn red for no reason. My ears also feel clogged and itchy. My face is constantly warm or hot. Does atopic dermatitis do this? My dermatologist said if I had atopic dermatitis then I would be itchy, but I am not.

My rashes and flushes come and go but got worse after discontinuing the topical steroid.
Could my itchy ears, swollen nose be linked to my allergies?

What causes my skin to flush and burn? Could I be experiencing hot flushes?

One more thing, sometimes my lips swell up. I had this tingly feeling on my lips and around my mouth. Then a there were blotches around my mouth.

Can you help me piece together all of this?

Thanks, XXXXXXX



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