dermatologic disorders
Perioral Dermatitis
Treatment of Perioral Dermatitis
Avoidance of fluorinated dental products and topical corticosteroids Topical or sometimes oral antibiotics Perioral dermatitis treatment is to stop fluorinated dental products and topical corticosteroids (if being used) and then use topical antibiotics (eg,erythromycin2% ormetronidazole0.75% gel or cream 2 times a day). If there is no response, oraldoxycyclineorminocycline50 to 100 mg 2 times a day or oraltetracycline250 to 500 mg 2 times a day (between meals) may be given for 4 weeks and then tapered to the lowest effective dose. In contrast to acne, antibiotics can usually be stopped. Topicalpimecrolimus(for people > age 2 years) also reduces disease severity.Isotretinoinhas been successfully used to treat granulomatous perioral dermatitis. 