I wouldnt think so.I have an appointment in 11 days. This issue isn't like an emergency room problem, is it?
I wouldnt think so.I have an appointment in 11 days. This issue isn't like an emergency room problem, is it?
This butterfly rash. I think that I may be getting the beginnings of it. I have recently developed this curious wound on the left edge of my nose( I prefer not to post a picture of my face for obvious reasons). It's about half the size of my thumb fingernail and it is brown and oozes something. It's not puss, but it is wet and has an odd texture.It does this oozing constantly. IT doesn't build up or anything, but as soon as I wipe it the odd texture is back.
The advice to not seek advice on the internet is something that I agree with.
Hmmmmm allergic to the sun? Has anyone been chasing after you with wooden stakes? Have you been sleeping in a coffin? any unusual appetites for blood? Do you sparkle? are you over 100 years old and teenage girls cant get enough of you?......see this is why you don't come to an online forum for advice go find a damn doctor. LOL
I've said it before and I'll say it again...asking medical advice on the Internet, or self-diagnosing based on ANY Internet site is I'll-advised. I tell my patients to feel free and read up once a diagnosis is given, but not before.
OP, see an MD. Start with your pediatrician/family physician/internist. They can help you most of the time. Take a list/timeline of all of your symptoms any any new exposures (food, medcines, soaps, detergents). With rashes, pics help if you are not currently breaking out. You may be referred for blood work, or to a dermatologist or rheumatologist.
That having been said...some possibilities:
Photosensitization by something applied to skin or ingested (sulfites are notorious for this)
Drug-induced lupus
An autoimmune disease such as lupus, dermatomyositis, etc.
Bechets
Neurodermatits
Poison ivy
Mouth sores could be herpes (cold sores), which can be activated by UV
etc.
The differential is broad. The more information about the "who, where, when, and how" will help your physician figure out the why.
Good luck and stay inside.
Another thing about which I worry is that being allergic to the sun is how my English teacher's Lupus started. I hope that I don't have that.
Hope you figure it out OP. Apparently im no use in this thread so bye.
I saw that they deleted most of what i and others said about post count... and im ok with that, theyre just doing their job.I think that you provided me with some good advice. The moderators deleted a lot of what you said though.
AS of right now, I haven't been in the sun since Friday. The rash is gone, but the joint pain persists.
Thanks for the information. For the record, I have been out of the sun for 5 days. All symptoms that I reported are gone.My mother is allergic to the sun, terribly so, and has been since she got sun-poisoning at 19. (She's 82.) The sun will start to make her feel prickly pain within just a few minutes (about 3) of being out in it. If she is in the sun any longer than about 10 minutes, she will get a terrible rash and run a high fever. It will take her a couple of days to recover. Sunblocks don't help at all. The good side is that she looks very young for her age.
OP, I doubt that you are allergic to the sun. It is a very rare condition. Lupus is also highly unlikely.
I hope that this thread will just help you to talk to your doctor, ask plenty of questions, and pay attention to what s/he tells you. I hope that you are not too alarmed by all the possibilities put out here by everyone.
Good to know.Thanks for the information. For the record, I have been out of the sun for 5 days. All symptoms that I reported are gone.
it can be said that some people are more sensitive to sun rays than the rest..but its the body composure and immunity ...yet that cannot be called an allergy..i would rather suggest you see a dermatologist or get a thorough study to master educator of all ailments----internet
Technically, it is an allergy.
This is thought to be because sunlight acts as an immunosuppresant on skin. Pretty coolPsoriasis often improves with UV exposure.
3 symptoms of Lupus match your story.
* Fatigue
* Fever
* Weight loss or gain
* Joint pain, stiffness and swelling
* Butterfly-shaped rash (malar rash) on the face that covers the cheeks and bridge of the nose
* Skin lesions that appear or worsen with sun exposure
*Mouth sores
* Hair loss (alopecia)
* Fingers and toes that turn white or blue when exposed to cold or during stressful periods (Raynaud's phenomenon)
* Shortness of breath
* Chest pain
* Dry eyes
* Easy bruising
* Anxiety
* Depression
* Memory loss