Perioral Dermatitis and Sulfur

Perioral dermatitis.

Perioral dermatitis is a relatively common inflammatory facial skin disorder that predominantly affects women. It is rarely diagnosed in children. A typical perioral dermatitis presentation involves the eruption of papules and pustules that may recur over weeks to months, occasionally with fine scales. The differential diagnosis includes seborrheic dermatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, acne...

Perioral Dermatitis: Still a Therapeutic Challenge.

Perioral dermatitis is a common and often chronic dermatosis. In its classic form, it primarily affects women aged 15 to 45 years, but there are also variants including lupus-like and granulomatous perioral dermatitis, where granulomatous form is more common in childhood and affects mostly prepubescent boys. The etiopathogenesis of the disease remains unclear, but there is a frequent finding of...

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Density of Demodex folliculorum in Perioral Dermatitis

The role of Demodex folliculorum in perioral dermatitis is not satisfactory explained. Our purpose was to assess the density of D. folliculorum in perioral dermatitis and evaluate the relationship of the mite count to previous therapy with topical steroids. A standardized skin surface biopsy of the chin was performed in 82 female patients with perioral dermatitis and in 70 control female subjec...

Granulomatous Periorificial Dermatitis Effectively Managed with Oral Isotretinoin

Sir, Perioral dermatitis is an uncommon facial eruption of women and children presenting as tiny papules and pustules often in a perioral distribution.[1] It is now more correctly referred to as “periorificial dermatitis” as it frequently involves perinasal and periocular skin. Granulomatous periorificial dermatitis (GPD) is a distinct facial eruption in prepubertal children characterized by a ...

Scoring of skin lesions with the perioral dermatitis severity index (PODSI).