Woman Finds Cause of Severe Skin Reaction That Lasted Months (Exclusive) [Video]

Erin Dunn first noticed her symptoms in November.

The 24-year-old healthcare worker recalls it started with her eye turning red, which she initially mistook for pink eye or allergies. To confirm it wasn’t contagious, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, Dunn left work early to visit urgent care.

There, she received antibiotic drops and was informed it wasn’t pink eye or anything contagious. However, the treatment didn’t alleviate her symptoms. She decided to wait and see if things would improve, but on Dec. 15, Dunn noticed a rash developing around her eyes.

“It persisted throughout May, mostly causing itchiness and peeling around my eyes, ears, mouth and neck, and also on my fingers where my rings were,” Dunn tells PEOPLE exclusively. “Some days it flared up way worse than others.”

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