My fiancee' lives in the tropics (vietnam)
and is Vietnamese and is only lightly
natural tanned skin and rarely goes out in
the sun, she always has very bright red
lips, using moisturizers and chap sticks
have no effect. What are the Possible
Causes other than wind and sunburn?? She
has had this condition for many years.
What are the health remedies to return her
lips to natural colour??
Cheers
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Posted: 09-16-08 04:19am
It's possible that she's experiencing
polymorphous light eruption, or PMLE.
Another possible diagnosis is Actinic
prurigo. Both are conditions related to
exposure to sunlight. Does she get
itching or spots on her lips?
Either way, the only way to get a
diagnosis is to visit a dermatologist.
There are tests that doctors can perform:
* Photo-testing - a small area of skin is
exposed to measured amounts of ultraviolet
light . If skin symptoms appear after
this exposure, the test confirms that the
skin eruption is sun-related.
* A skin biopsy- a small piece of skin is
removed and examined in a laboratory
* Blood tests to rule out systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE or lupus) or discoid
systemic lupus erythematosus
