rash on face, chin, around eyes!!!!!!

November 27, 2010

Lilhouselin: Please look at photos for " steven johnson syndrome " . if she has

this- it can be life threatening. when you mentioned eye involvement, that is

classic SJS. (its not always from drug reactions). Better safe than sorry- 90%

of doctors are clueless about SJS, and only refer to emergency dept when it's

very late stage.

Here's a few sites- I hope other parents will make themselves familiar with

these pictures- it starts out with a " simple " red rash.... :

RE: WSJ Article on XMRV

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas and/or feedback about a rash my

daughter has on her face. She has a red dermatitis looking rash on her chin now

spreading to her cheeks and around her eyes are very red. Her " doctor " said she

just has irritated skin and recommended Cetaphil. It has gotten worse since

then. Any thoughts? She supposedly has no allergies. She is taking supplements

and is GFCF but no medications.

November 29, 2010

My son started something like this when he was young. It was a dry red rash like

eczema on his whole face and around his eyes like a mask. One dermatologist told

me to have him checked for a genetic zinc deficiency condition, he said it

looked just like it. All doc's blew me off and would not test for it. It didn't

quite look like the pics on the net, but it was close. The zinc deficiency

causes mental retardation. Anyway, over the years it has changed and only comes

in the winter. It doesn't cover his whole face anymore, but has in the past

spread to his arms and trunk. Just patches. Milk agravates it.I thought last

year I got it to stop with vitamin D and no milk, but this year it is not

responding as well. I guess it's just a weird form of ezcema. Let me know if you

find out what your daughter has!

Theresa