Re: Psoriasis - The Worst Episode Yet

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/19/02 10:58:54 AM Central Daylight Time,

heather.watson@... writes:

> <I woke up in the middle of the night with a burning and

> itchy chin and neckI saw the doctor and he thought it was eczema.>

<> happening is that the skin is peeling away at an unbelievably

> fast rate. I look like I have a sunburn, except that instead of the one

> layer of

> skin that would peel and that's it, I seem to daily grow a new layer

> that peels off right away, then another layer shows up and peels of, and

> on and on and on>

Is the skin coming off in large thin sheets?

Is the skin raw with a lot of burning sensation when the layer of skin comes

off?

If so was it already that way when you saw the doctor? It's kinda hard to

know from a worded description what is actually happening.

Also is the affected area growing?

The description you gave could be indicative of a serious condition and if

it has changed drasticly in a negative way since you saw your doctor you

should contact him again immediatly for another appointment. If the

condition hasnt become significantly worse since your last doctor visit then

you would probably be better to try to keep the area dry instead of

moisturized, Gold bond powder maybe. The most likely cause is candida and if

that is the case the affected area shouldnt grow very fast. The thing that

would tend to contraindicate that diagnosis is the location. Candida prefers

warm, dark and moist. The next possibility would be staph which can be very

serious if not treated in a timely manner. In short if it is getting worse

you better get in to see your doctor as soon as possible. Orin

[Guest guest]

Just one time I tried a medicine for gout called Allopurinol and the most

dangerous side effect listed was a burning peeling rash which I got on my

face. I stopped the drug immediately but the listed warning was that it was

a very serious reaction. Co-incidentally I didn't have gout-I had PA. Peggy

B.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 05/20/2002 11:35:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

pdboltja@... writes:

> Just one time I tried a medicine for gout called Allopurinol and the most

> dangerous side effect listed was a burning peeling rash which I got on my

> face.

B - I've taken allopurinol for years for uric acid kidney stones - never

noticed any rash. But I'll look out for it now and make sure my P really is

P.

Thanks for the info,