Erythrophobia misdiagnosed as rosacea?

[Brady Barrows]

Bill posted this link at my RDUSG yahoo group which might be news for some:

http://www.hyperhidrosis-usa.com/facial_blushing.html

The above article also discusses Micro ETS vs Clamping.

The article says, "Hyperpyrexia (feelings of burning or tingling) is commonly associated with blushing and is actually much more debilitating to the individual than the mere appearance of blushing on the skin. This condition of hyperpyrexia associated with facial blushing is little understood and not typically recognized by many physicians. Functional impairment arises from the intense "burning" sensation that becomes so uncomfortable that the individual has to actually stop what they are doing
because of the severe inability to concentrate or follow through with the task at hand."

If erythrophobia and hyperpyrexia are different from rosacea you may want to consider the implications of this.

[prryjones]

Hi Brady,
I don't know much about erythrophobia, and I didn't visit the ETS link, but I believe erythrophobia is a psychological dissorder (fear of a red face), and not a physical manifestation or disease state.
I am sure most patients with rosacea have this fear, or they would not be concerned about their rosacea in the first place.
I agree with your post. For me, having a red face is not nearly so debilitating (I'm no less of a person because of a red face) as the neural flushing and burning.
Perry

[Bob Bear]

Id be inclined to agree with my old partner in crime, Mr Dr P Jones - erythrophobia is a secondary symptom of rosacea. Just look at forums like ESFB. The majority of these people are pre / mild rosacea, yet it is the psychological symptoms that they find crippling. I cant relate, as I fit the category aswell.

[marecki]

Bill posted this link at my RDUSG yahoo group which might be news for some:

http://www.hyperhidrosis-usa.com/facial_blushing.html

The above article also discusses Micro ETS vs Clamping.

The article says, "Hyperpyrexia (feelings of burning or tingling) is commonly associated with blushing and is actually much more debilitating to the individual than the mere appearance of blushing on the skin. This condition of hyperpyrexia associated with facial blushing is little understood and not typically recognized by many physicians. Functional impairment arises from the intense "burning" sensation that becomes so uncomfortable that the individual has to actually stop what they are doing
because of the severe inability to concentrate or follow through with the task at hand."

If erythrophobia and hyperpyrexia are different from rosacea you may want to consider the implications of this.


brady judging by the title of this topic i would say that you're venturing into a unfamilliar territory

erythrophobia is 100% symptom of rosacea , kind of like hmmm say bigpimpleonmyforheadfobia :) if you get one (pimple) you may not be too excited about going to a party , once its gone you wont even think about it

as to hyperpyrexia hmmmm must be a new term becouse other than simple explonation that its a fever of some kind there is not much info on it

i expiriance getting hot and burning when i get an atack to a point where it feels like a major discomfort but not neseserly to a point where i would have to stop what i'm doing
let's put it this way , if i was ivited to "heff's" mantion (unfortunetly that will never happen :) ) to mingle with the chicks all weekend , the discomfort is BAD enough to where i would choose to leave and prabobly sit at home reading rosacea forums

uncle marecki has a theory for the fellow forum sufferers to knock down :) that perhaps the reason that not all people that expiriance attaks of warmth/fever expiriance burning sensation , due to the position of neurons or nerv sensors within derm or perhaps due to differance in their(sensors) sensitivity just like some people can walk around in below zero winchills and feel perfectly ok and others litterly feel pain