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Red Rash, Swelling, Bumps Between Lip And Chin, Tingling, Itching After Out In Heat. Cause?
Yesterday i was out in the heat when i had this small red dot appear on my face between my bottom lip and chin, the area was tingling and itching,did not scratch. I woke up this morning with a red rash in the same area but a little swollen and more bumps. I have not had any contact with any bodily fluids of any kind please help! I was not aware there is a fee for this service should i go to a local hospital?
Tue, 17 Sep 2013
Hi i think it is herpes zoster.tingling and pain followed by redness.eryrhema and group of blisters occurs.it is a viral infection.it can be cured by acyclovir 800 mg five times daily.ultracet twice daily and application of calamine lotion at the morning and silverex ointment in the night recurences may iccur in immunocomprimised persons.hence use zinc supplementation
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