Hi i suffer from a red patch over my nose on the left side and right, worse more so on the left. I have been told by the dr that it is ezcema and have tried non prescribed and prescribed creams and nothing seems to clear it up. I have also tried to change eating and drinking habits but no change. It also flares up more so every now and again with no reason as to why. Is there anything i can do? please help
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor I would keep a possibility of seborrhea dermatitis, it can present clinically as red scaly patches on the sebaceous gland rich areas like the scalp, face, chest etc., I would suggest you to use a moderately potent topical steroid cream e.g. fluticasone propionate cream twice daily for the initial 2 weeks. As seborrhea dermatitis often recurs and since it is not advisable to use topical steroids on face for long therefore after the initial 2 weeks steroids should be replaced with a topical immunomodulator e.g. either pimecrolimus or tacrolimus, for maintenance of improvement. Regards