I have had some skin problems over the past few weeks that I'm now beginning to wonder might be lupus related?
I've just read the thread about itchy scalps and it rang bells with me - I've got 'scabby areas' (Sorry - sounds disgusting!) over the back and sides of the scalp and already am careful with products I use. However, I have also got two sore areas on my face - one across my nose and one just under my eye as well as a larger area at the bottom of my neck at the front which are refusing to heal up. I am thinking they could be sunlight related perhaps (I am anti-Ro positive). I have tried using various creams on them but they just get a crusty area on the surface without any actual healing - I've tried tea-tree cream and Germolene, anti-histamine cream (just in case they were caused by a bite initially) and steroid cream (prescription one) but to no avail.
I think I will have to go back to the doctor this week with them but wondered if anyone has any suggestions? My consultant is not due to see me again as my arthritis wasn't active when I saw him in June - he hasn't given me a definite lupus diagnosis although said that my blood serology certainly suggested that it could be lupus (he didn't want to go against a diagnosis of Stills Disease made by a colleague - who is now an eminent rheumatologist - when I was 17 some 25 years ago!) However, I am ANA+ and anti-DNA+ and also have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
Any ideas anyone? These sore areas are driving me mad!!!
Lily x
I've just read the thread about itchy scalps and it rang bells with me - I've got 'scabby areas' (Sorry - sounds disgusting!) over the back and sides of the scalp and already am careful with products I use. However, I have also got two sore areas on my face - one across my nose and one just under my eye as well as a larger area at the bottom of my neck at the front which are refusing to heal up. I am thinking they could be sunlight related perhaps (I am anti-Ro positive). I have tried using various creams on them but they just get a crusty area on the surface without any actual healing - I've tried tea-tree cream and Germolene, anti-histamine cream (just in case they were caused by a bite initially) and steroid cream (prescription one) but to no avail.
I think I will have to go back to the doctor this week with them but wondered if anyone has any suggestions? My consultant is not due to see me again as my arthritis wasn't active when I saw him in June - he hasn't given me a definite lupus diagnosis although said that my blood serology certainly suggested that it could be lupus (he didn't want to go against a diagnosis of Stills Disease made by a colleague - who is now an eminent rheumatologist - when I was 17 some 25 years ago!) However, I am ANA+ and anti-DNA+ and also have antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
Any ideas anyone? These sore areas are driving me mad!!!
Lily x