Diseases

Perioral Dermatitis

A papular eruption of unknown etiology that progresses to residual papular erythema and scaling usually confined to the area of the mouth, and almost exclusively occurring in young women. It may also be localized or extend to involve the eyelids and adjacent glabella area of the forehead (periocular dermatitis). (Dorland, 28th ed)

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Abstract

A papular eruption of unknown etiology that progresses to residual papular erythema and scaling usually confined to the area of the mouth, and almost exclusively occurring in young women. It may also be localized or extend to involve the eyelids and adjacent glabella area of the forehead (periocular dermatitis). (Dorland, 28th ed)

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Dermatitis, Perioral
  • Dermatitides, Perioral
  • Perioral Dermatitides
  • Dermatitis, Periocular
  • Periocular Dermatitis
  • Dermatitides, Periocular
  • Periocular Dermatitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Dermatitis (1969-1996)
  • Facial Dermatoses (1968-1996)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perioral Dermatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019557. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019557
  2. Perioral Dermatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perioral_dermatitis
  3. Perioral Dermatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1114789