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Suggest Remedy For Itchy And Flaky Rash Near My Nose

HI, I have had a rash on the crease of my nose that keep getting larger for about 4 weeks. I ve tried everything from neosporin, peroxide, tee tree oil. It is very itchy, red, and flaky. It bothers me all the time and I m afraid its never going to go away. I ve had this once before and i remember having it for over a year, but it was a lot more mild.
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcarmagic

The kind of rash you describe and the location of it, seems to suggest that it is most probably part of seborrheic dermatitis.
Seborrheic dermatitis can present as itchy, dry, scaly erythematous patches on the face, particularly sides of nose, glabella(area between the eyebrows), forehead, moustache area and chin.
It is an itchy condition.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to use a topical moderately potent topical steroid e.g fluticasone propionate 0.05% cream, twice daily for 2 weeks or so.
Since seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic condition and may relapse within a few days after topical steroids are discontinued and moreover since steroids cannot be used forever, therefore after the initial 2 weeks of topical steroid use, I usually ask my patients to substitute them with a topical immunodulator like tacrolimus
Topical immunomodulators are effective in maintaining the improvement attained with topical steroids and are alone effective in mild disease.
These are all prescription drugs therefore I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful.

Regards
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Suggest Remedy For Itchy And Flaky Rash Near My Nose

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcarmagic The kind of rash you describe and the location of it, seems to suggest that it is most probably part of seborrheic dermatitis. Seborrheic dermatitis can present as itchy, dry, scaly erythematous patches on the face, particularly sides of nose, glabella(area between the eyebrows), forehead, moustache area and chin. It is an itchy condition. If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to use a topical moderately potent topical steroid e.g fluticasone propionate 0.05% cream, twice daily for 2 weeks or so. Since seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic condition and may relapse within a few days after topical steroids are discontinued and moreover since steroids cannot be used forever, therefore after the initial 2 weeks of topical steroid use, I usually ask my patients to substitute them with a topical immunodulator like tacrolimus Topical immunomodulators are effective in maintaining the improvement attained with topical steroids and are alone effective in mild disease. These are all prescription drugs therefore I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region for the needful. Regards