Guest guest Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 How can you tell the difference between cea and Keratosis Pilaris Rubra Faceii? Two years ago I was diagnosed with cea. At my last visit to my derm I was also diagnosed with Keratosis Pilaris of the face. I've always had the tiny little red bumps on my arms (got them from my mom) and the diagnosis was made about my face because of all the tiny little red bumps/papules/whatevers on my forehead. Well two major symptoms of KP Rubra Faceii are redness on the cheeks and skin flushing.. How can I tell if for me the redness is being caused by the cea or by the Keratosis Pilaris? (Maybe I don't even have cea at all?) I guess that might explain why my cea " doesn't follow a typical pattern " (a.k.a. my nose/central face is not involved, its just my cheeks) and maybe thats why I haven't had too much success with traditional treatments? The treatments for cea and for KP are Very very different... I couldn't even be able to begin to experiment with the treatments for KP without first knowing that I don't have cea... all the recommended treatments that I've seen (Glycolic acid peels, Microdermabrasion, Lac-Hydrin, topical steroids) are all the last things in the world anyone with cea would want to touch. How can I figure out which of these two problems I have? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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