Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 Hi All I have a friend who sent me this message. He agreed to let me post this to you for any ideas. FYI he is now 19 and has had serious skin problems for a while. Thanks Becky I think I may have Finally after over a year of searching figured out what is wrong with my skin. In addition to Rosacea I think I may have a fungal infection of M. Furfur. This (these?) fungus can cause Seborrheic Dermatitis (first derm's diagnosis) , follicular acne (second derm's diagnosis), and a weird rash thing very similar in appearance to what I had on my arm a bunch of months ago. And this type of infection can be caused by long-term antibiotic use (been on 'em for 2+ years). Here is my question: Two months ago I tried to go off of my antibiotics. I quit my minocycline basically cold-turkey. When I did this, ALL of my skin conditions flared. My Rosacea (redness, flushing, and Swelling), my " acne " , AND my " Seborrheic Dermatitis " ! Now, I know quitting Minocycline can cause flaring of both acne, and Rosacea. But, if my problem was simply having an antibiotic-induced fungal problem on top of my Rosacea, would all of my fungal-related symptoms have flared when I stopped my antibiotics? Seems like if anything, the opposite would've happened? Does this reaction destroy my theory of my problem being fungus-related? Or can this be explained? Neither of my derms say I have a fungal problem, but it makes much more sense than what either of them suggested. I wanna know if this is a possibility before making a fuss and pursuing it further. _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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