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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Rashes Around The Right Eye

Posted on Mon, 1 Aug 2016

Question: I have a rash that keeps appearing around my right eye and that area. It is a little bit ichy and seems to appear once a week or once a fortnight. It lasts around 24 hours and then leaves. I've attached a picture.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Acute urticaria

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photograph.
Probably you have developed urticaria.
It is an allergic reaction.
I treat such cases with mild topical steroid cream like cortisone to be applied twice daily for a week.
Take an antihistamine tablet daily for a week.
Probably you have allergy to any food product or any thing to which you are coming in contact with.
Please try to find out.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (9 hours later)

Thanks for the advice. I will get those creams and tablets. Will that clear it up totally? Or will it still return?
Would alcohol do it? I have Beef burgers once a week, could it be those?
Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (22 hours later)

Brief Answer:
These medications can control the symptoms

Detailed Answer:
Hello
It will be controlled with the use of these drugs.
Yes it can be alcohol or beef burger.
You need to find out the cause.
Just keep a watch on what you eat or what you wear.
It can reappear if you come in contact with the things you are allergic to.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (25 hours later)

Thanks. How soon after drinking alcohol would a rash appear if it was that? And same for food such as burger or milk?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (27 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Within 6 hours

Detailed Answer:
Hello
It can happen between half an hour to 6 hours after taking the causative food.
It can happen with any food product.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (39 minutes later)

Thanks, how about for the alcohol, how long for that?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Duration is same

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Even for alcohol the duration is same.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (4 hours later)

Thanks for your help. Would you mind if I ask you a final question? In the last few days I have some strange rash, or bites or spots or something appear on my back. It hasn't gone. I will attach a picture.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (21 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Herpes zoster

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
It's looking like herpes zoster.

Has the lesions progressed or they are constant?
Is there pain or increased sensitivity in the involved area?

Waiting for your response.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (12 minutes later)

Thanks. They seem constant at the moment, maybe another patch developing but nothing to show yet. It's only on the back. My mother had similar virus 6 months ago.
It isn't that painful at the moment.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Zoster

Detailed Answer:
It's looking like zoster.
You need treatment with oral antiviral drug.
Tablet acyclovir 800 mg 5 times a day for 5 days is highly effective.
It's a prescription drug hence you require to meet a doctor and get it prescribed.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj