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Need Medication For Raised Red Patches Of Veins On Cheeks Which Looks Dark
Hello my 2 & half yr old has had red facial veins under eyes & on her cheeks since she was 6 months old - this has recently got worse; more veins, darker in colour with a few red raised patches on cheeks - Im worried this could be food related or a food intolerance. She has in the last few days got very dry cheeks with a flaky skin. Any advice or thoughts as to whats causing this are welcome. We used a product for dry skin/ ezcema (doublebase) & the dry skin was worse (drier) in the morning. Many thanks
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Thu, 17 Apr 2014
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hi,
the description given by you looks like a hemangioma [bunch of loose blood vessels beneath skin]. however its hard to be sure without seeing. your son having eczema, dry skin and dilated blood vessels in eyes and cheeks, please let a pediatrician see. telengiectasia (fine red linings on skin and eyes) needs a thorough clinical examination.
the description given by you looks like a hemangioma [bunch of loose blood vessels beneath skin]. however its hard to be sure without seeing. your son having eczema, dry skin and dilated blood vessels in eyes and cheeks, please let a pediatrician see. telengiectasia (fine red linings on skin and eyes) needs a thorough clinical examination.
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