Suggest Treatment For Painful Blisters On The Face

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2017

Question: My father has a skin problem on his face like blistering and puffiness and redness. It covers about half of his forehead, his nose, cheeks and chin.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to pemphigus vulgaris

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I have checked the attached image. The skin complaint could be a condition called pemphigus vulgaris, an autoimmune condition. If that is the case Nikolsky's sign, in which the skin sloughs off from slight rubbing, would be positive. You therefore need to visit a dermatolgist and get the lesions evaluated. Unless proper treatment is administered the lesions may increase in size and distribution throughout the body, behaving physiologically like a severe burn. Depending upon the findings treatment may be done with corticosteroids, IVIg, mycophenolate mofetil, methotrexate, azathioprine, and cyclophosphamide. The dermatologist can decide after careful clinical evaluation and correlation.

I would insist you not to ignore it. Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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