What Causes Dryness And Itching Around Eyes And Mouth?

Posted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015

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Fri, 16 Jan 2015 Answered on

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : Dry red burning itching around eyes and mouth

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I suggest possibility of either contact dermatitis or dryness/xerosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

I have gone through your query. I would like to keep a possibility of either allergic or irritant contact dermatitis Or it may also be due to severe dryness of skin/xerosis at these areas.

I would like to gather more information from you in order to be able to guide you better.

-how long since you have these symptoms?

-are you using any products or cosmetics on face like sunscreens, antiageing creams etc?

-can you upload an image of the affected area?

Avoid using soaps on face. May use a gentle cleanser like cetaphil cleansing lotion for face wash.
Use a moisturizer twice daily.
May use an OTC topical steroid e.g cortisone twice daily over these areas for a few days.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar