#79767
ok, i've posted about this before but i still need to find more answers. have been googling to little effect. maybe you can help.
i get this persistent red rash on my lips (never genitals).
i can feel heat in the lip area when it's present.
there are no blisters.
when i use clotrimazole anti fungal cream on it, it will heal it up in about an hour and the results will last for a few days but the rash will always come back.
when the rash does go away, about a day later my lips are peeling somewhat.
rash seems to really act up in severe weather. for the longest time, i thought; sunburn. however, in the sun-less winter, it can be just as chronically bad.
docs just shrug and give me creams that don't work. right now, i'm trying acyclovir just for the process of elimination.
do you think this is herpes, chelitis, candida or chronic fungal infection of the lips? if it were candida then wouldn't i be getting something similar in the genital area? if it were herpes then why don't i ever get fluid filled blisters, and why does it respond to anti fungal cream? if it were chelitis or simple peeling then why is there heat and inflammation?
please help