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Last year, I had a severe sensitivity to sun. Should I spend just a short period of time outside, my face would turn a lovely color of a fresh painted firetruck. I went to the dermatologist, who performed a biopsy from my forehead, and it came back, stating rosacea. I had a course of antibiotics, and it seemed to go away. This week, however, my face redness returned. Yesterday, at noon, my face turned tomato color again, and I didn't even go outside! I checked temperature, and it… read more
Ekaterina, this happens to me every few weeks; no warning. I have not been out doors, have not eaten anything different, may be working, cooking dinner, or talking to my husband, and my whole body turns bright red. I get a tremendous headache, body, joint, muscle aches, I am completely exhausted and can barely make it to bed. I may sleep for 4-5 hours, then wake and feel like I just recovered from bad case of flu. I would not let a dermatalogist cut on me when this flares up. With our immune system, we take so long to heal and any cutting can turn more serious before it heals. This is a side effect of lupus. Talk to your rheumatalogist about it. God bless you
I wish I knew. I would call doctor if no one knows.💝
Experiencing extremely red skin all over your body can be concerning. Here are some potential lupus-related causes:
- Vasculitis: Lupus increases the risk of vasculitis, which causes inflammation in blood vessels and can result in red or purple dots and patches that look like bruises
- Hives: Raised, itchy patches that can Show Full Answer
@A MyLupusTeam Member I do, all the time! I always wear long sleeve shirts, long skirts or pants, even in Florida. Haven't been at the beach for a long time, and I'm just scared to go. I only take thyroid meds. I had a blood test done two days ago to figure out if something is off.
@A MyLupusTeam Member I break out in the sun also, and I though that was rosacea. What scares me, is that now I get red even inside. I start my job at 7:00 am, and park right next to the building, so I cannot get too much sun in the morning. And my skin for several days in a row just gets red towards noon, and I'm staying inside the building! It's so creepy. I notice that my fever is up when the face / body is red, and I feel more exhausted than normal.
I did this in the sun before diagnosed and so i know it wasn't from meds.
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