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What Causes Sudden Burning Sensation In Face And Arms?

i was sitting in my car at work and they were mowing the yard. all of a sudden my arms and face started burning and are very red. i have mulitple allergies and take 3 shots a month and our onsite clinic is closed. is this just an airborn allergy. i took some bendryl.
posted on Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Hi,
I can understand your concern for redness of sudden burning sensation in face and arms. It appears to be related to sun sensitivity also known as polymorphous light eruptions. This is a common condition resulting due to exposure to sun and then sudden burning sensation in face and arms with itching over the same.
In my patients with your kind of condition I suggest them to do best sun protection by avoiding sun light. I generally prefer to prescribe an application of steroid based cream such as cortisone and an antihistamine tablet such as cetrizine. A sun protection is very important to reduce the further tendency. If despite using the therapy there are more eruptions then it is better to get analyzed by a dermatologist.
All the best.
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What Causes Sudden Burning Sensation In Face And Arms?

Hi, I can understand your concern for redness of sudden burning sensation in face and arms. It appears to be related to sun sensitivity also known as polymorphous light eruptions. This is a common condition resulting due to exposure to sun and then sudden burning sensation in face and arms with itching over the same. In my patients with your kind of condition I suggest them to do best sun protection by avoiding sun light. I generally prefer to prescribe an application of steroid based cream such as cortisone and an antihistamine tablet such as cetrizine. A sun protection is very important to reduce the further tendency. If despite using the therapy there are more eruptions then it is better to get analyzed by a dermatologist. All the best.