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itchy and swollen eyes and redish rash around the neck

barbara
12/26/08

I've developed a rash around my neck, itchy and my eyelids are swollen, now my ears a a little also, itchy and burn a little.

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azen
Sunday, March 29, 2009

no idea. I have the exact same symptoms

monica
Thursday, April 02, 2009

Me too and I'm looking for an answer... trying to avoind going to the doc.

finally diagnosed
Thursday, April 02, 2009

Not sure  if it is the same but I had really swollen eyes, heat, itchy and the redness traveled down my nose line. It was horrible eventually had to be prescribed steroid. All the doctors I went to told me it was because of my allergies... the I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Something to look into.

lala9
Thursday, April 30, 2009

I have the same symptoms... at first my eyes were just itchy, then i developped a neck rash and my ears started itching too. Did you ever find out what you had? I wish this would go away =( if anyone has any info at all let me know

wentra
Thursday, May 07, 2009

I had that on once too. I was going into analphylatic shock form an allergic reaction!  Don;t fool around with symptoms like these. 

subble
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

I have red itchy swollen eyelidsthat are now oozing.  Little red Bumps on my nose and a rash on my neck.  What should I do?

Abril
Monday, June 15, 2009

i have almost the exact same thing,

me and my mom thought it was an allergic reaction to something,

but the rash and the itchyness never left my neck and ears, also my eye is still a bit swollen.

im also abit dry on my chin and on the side of my lip.

i really want to know what is going on so i can do something about it.

lou
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

I have had variations of this for the past few months and went to the Dr. who told me it is most likely allergies and to take Zyrtec for about 30 days....

Now- I have the rash on my neck again and it is dry and itchy... zyrtec appears to NOT be helping..... not sure I should go to the dermatologist now or what???

sarah
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

i also have swollen eyes a few times a month, and ichy skin all over. i have been going to allergy specialits and a dermatologist. we are certain its an allergy, the problem is we dont know what im allergic to.

i have an appointment for patch testing and more allergy testing.

if u think its an allergy, then go to an allergy doctor and get testing.

i really think its something im eating but i cant figure out what it is.

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Valley Girl
Sunday, August 09, 2009 at 01:02 AM

Did you find out anything more? My symptoms come and go as well and I was for sure it was flavored coffee creamer but now I'm not sure. I went to the dermatologist and he prescribed Locoid Lipocream (I think it's steroids). He diagnosed it as psoriasis and the cream it seems to help. However, these are very specific symptoms from what Im reading which leads me to believe it could be something besides an allergy.

 

 

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liz
Thursday, July 02, 2009

Tongue out

Valley Girl
Sunday, August 09, 2009

I've had the exact same symtoms. Red swollen eyelids, rashy neck, itchy ear lobes, redish nose and random outbreaks of all these symptoms I feel like it could be flavored dairy creamers (Coffee mate), feathers or both. In any event, I've been to the allergist and the dermatologist. I've had patch testing and cut grass was the only serious allergic reaction he could find. He gave me Zyrtec (which did not help). The dermatologist prescribed Locoid Lipocream which seems to help. However, I was taking a vitamin Flax, fish and Borage which also seems to help.  I almost feel like it's a deficiency of some sort now. I though at one point it was a horomone issue as I remember that my mother used to complain about the same thing as she went though menopause (maybe like a symptom). We both had hysterectomy in our thirties. We both experienced this in our fourties.

rcazares
Sunday, August 09, 2009

Woke up about a week ago with itchy neck and it went away in a couple of days. This morning it is back and now I have swollen eyelids. Known intolerance for nuts, but extremely mild. However, I just realized I've eaten almonds in three different forms the last 3 days and probably built up a toxic level. No throat constrictions at all, just the neck and eyelids. Anyone have any OTC cream to suggest to alleviate the itching? I'm using oatmeal chilled in the fridge and that seems to help.

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tlcarteffects
Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 05:40 PM

I've had the same problem but started on my left eye and my lips were tingling and felt burnt.  That went away after the dr. put me on steroid.  But she told me its likely to come back after I finished the steroid.  It did but now its an itchy red rash just on my neck.  I also know its ragweed season and I always get headaches and sneezing from that.  Ragweed starts like clockwork every Aug 15 give or take a day.  I feel like perfume is making this rash worse, but could it be causing it too?

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rcazares
Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 05:53 PM

Sounds to me like an allergic reaction similar to mine.  Benadryl (over the counter) helped me a lot (but made me sleepy, too).  I'd rather take that than steriods.  Have been back to normal for a couple of weeks with no recurrence so I think the nuts were my problem.  Seems like perfume would not aggravate it, but you never know.

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lala9
Friday, October 02, 2009

exact same thing happened to me. It finally stopped after I stopped taking all of my pills... a multivitamin, iron, and fish oil. Perhaps you guys should also try to stop taking any pills that aren't necessary. Let me know if that works, and best of luck to anyone having these problems

coxproject
Monday, October 05, 2009

Hey, gang: Just recently got rid of my very persistent rash around my eyes and wanted to post my experience, in case it mirrors anyone else's. I had been using cortisone cream for two straight years on a rash that wouldn't go away. It'd flare up and I'd use cortisone to keep it somewhat under control, but it'd always come back. Finally, after seeing a number of dermatologists, I saw a Dr. Rappaport in Beverly Hills who informed me that my skin had developed a dependency on cortisone, and the only way to correct the problem was to stop taking cortisone altogether. He said the rash would flare up terribly (which it did), but that after a couple of months, it would finally go away for good. I've been free from cortisone cream for two and a half months now, and the rash is completely gone. Hope this information helps!

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miserable
Wednesday, October 07, 2009 at 10:10 AM

Did the dermatologist tell you what the original cause of your rash was?  I have the same dry red flaky redness on my skin between my eyelids and eyebrow region and also on my neck which keeps coming back.  I've use steroid creams before but haven't been using it consistently.  Went to go see a dermatologist and an allergist who had no definitive answer to what may be causing these rashes.  I'm hoping that somehow my skin will build tolerance to whatever it is, but how long did your flare up last? 

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Smotro
Friday, November 06, 2009

I have very similar symptoms and have no idea what it is. The doc said it's an allergic reaction but how often do allergic reactions cause weeping rashes? It started with just my eye feeling a bit swollen and itchy, i thought i'd been bit by a bug. The next morning I work to find my eye even more swollen, a red rash that itches on the back of my neck and side of my cheek, and a weeping itchy rash behind my ear. All of these are on the right side of my face / head. The doctor gave me corticosteroid and told me to use cortizone also but it seems worse this morning! If anyone has any idea as to what this is please post it. My right eye is almost swollen shut now. :(

alexfitzsimmons
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

i have the exact same thing. swollen eyelids, itchy ears and when i scratch for too long a clear liquid comes out. When the rash came up on my eyes it wasnt that bad, but then i got in a fight with my brother and i cried and as the tears came down my face, every where the tears touched my face turned red. it stayed like that for about a week. also once when the rash was on my eyes my ears started itching and oozing. i got really got and my breath got short, started sweating really bad and felt like i was going to pass out. its really pissing me off. i think its an alleric reaction but i dont know what causes it. and it never gets very noticible if i dont itch it. ive been to the doctor several times and he always perscribes me creams which never seem to work. if i stop smoking for a couple of days it flares up but some times it flares up even when i am smoking. my ear is all red right now and itchy and i want to know what caused it. is anyone out there smarter than my doctor?

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barbidoll
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 01:24 PM

The only thing I've found that works on this kind of rash is Neem oil and Egyption Beauty cream.  These products can be found at Central Market.  I had an itchy rash on my eyelids, neck, ears and shoulders that began in  April.  It's really important to keep your eyelids clean and moisturized.  Neem oil smells like rotting garlic and takes some getting use to but if you layer it on with the Egyption Beauty cream (which is really just Aloe Vera), within just a couple of days, you should feel considerably better. Keep the Neem oil out of your eyes-it burns!   This rash is probably going to be chronic so keep up the cleaning and moisturizing everyday without fail.  I feel so much better.  I took steriods and used cortizone cream.  Nothing works as well as the above products.  Hope this helps.

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