Henningsen Emil, Bygum Anette
Department of Dermatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Sep-Oct;28(5):596-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01516.x. Epub 2011 Sep 5.
We report a case of periorificial dermatitis caused by suboptimal inhalation of budesonide for asthma. The initial skin lesions presented in the eye surroundings, leading to diagnostic difficulties and treatment of presumed chalazion and staphylococcal folliculitis. After several months, the patient developed perioral papules and pustules and was diagnosed with periorificial dermatitis. He was efficiently treated with topical metronidazole and oral erythromycin.