Hi all,

I'm relatively new to this group - so I apologize in advance if this
topic has been discussed... but I'm wondering if anyone else has had
something like this happen while on prednisone...

A little history - I have UC, dx about 5 years ago. This past May, I
had an "attack", spent a week in the hospital. When I got out, I was
on 90 mg oral prednisone. I'm down to 30 mg now, but in addition to
all the "usual" side effects (wt gain, moodiness, rounding of face,
etc) I think I have developed a skin problem. I have a rash type
thing going on my skin since mid-June - not itchy, not painful - just
there... but it only appears where I have had sun exposure. There
has been nothing new in my diet or in soaps/lotions I use... and this
rash only occurs where I have tanned (hands, arms, legs), could it be
due to the prednisone? I usually put sun block on my face and neck,
so these areas haven't been effected. The only thing different is
that I spent a few weeks in southern California (I live in upstate
NY) - but I've been back home now for well over a month. The rash
doesn't tan, so it appears as white bumps on my skin.

I have another app't with my doc on Friday, so I'll ask him about it,
but sometimes I have to pin him down to get him to answer my
questions...

Any and all thoughts/ideas are appreciated!
Thanks!
Aimee