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It seems that no sooner did I get over acne that other skin conditions moved in: "Sunspots" (keratosis) - dry scaley things caused by too many years on the tennis courts. Usually effectively removed by dermatologist freezing them off - deeper more severe lessions removed by surgery. I have had a "rash" on my face since the start of PD and before any medication of any kind. It is dry, scaley, sometimes greasy and looks like I need to shampoo my face - and that's IT - seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff). The dermatologist tried low dose cortisone cream with a little immediate success - Nizoral (an antifungal) with some short acting success. I then tried Head and Shoulders dandruff shampoo and that worked fine for awhile. Selsun Blue is my present self treatment and the skin condition is improving a lot. Strange thing is that I have never had dandruff of the scalp - just forehead and cheeks. BTW rosacea (lot of red skin on face, like blushing. as well as acne like pimples) was ruled out as I don't have zitts (pimples). I, frankly, am not sure about this as my face, neck and upper chest are really red. Will get some other docs' opinions on this. Rosacea sometimes results in a rough bulbous nose like Senator Claghorn (movies) had. Women don't usually get this manifestation. Barbara Yacos, RN