Face rash!

[faith12]

I have a very red patch on my cheek and if it is Sweets what medication is used on the face. Dermovate and Betnovate instructions say not for the face.

[0573]

Be very careful using steroid cream on your face I was using dermovate on my face and it was rosacea on my face and this cream was really aggravating it . It took me weeks to settle my face down .See if you can see the dermatologist before using cream on face for possible sweets

[Shell567 Administrator Sweet's Syndrome UK]

Hi Faith12,

You may need prednisone or another medication to bring your facial SS under control. If you need a strong steroid cream, as 0573 says, first see a dermatologist.

I occasionally use hydrocortisone cream, a mild topical steroid. Dermovate (clobetasol) and betnovate (betamethasone) are much stronger.

Topical steroid, DermNet NZ (contains info on potency/strength of various topical steroids) dermnetnz.org/topics/topica...