or (Periorificial Dermatitis) this is the definition you get if you look on a medical site.
Perioral dermatitis (POD) is a chronic papulopustular and eczematous facial dermatitis. Huh?!
What is it?
What are the symptoms?
What causes it?
What helps?
What is it?
Let me break this down in terms the average person can understand. It simply means a severe skin eruption of both pustules and papules. Postule being the medical term for pimple and papules are similar except they are solid and do not contain pus. Eczematous simply means related to eczema. Perioral dermatitis is a skin disorder characterized by tiny red bumps (papules) around the mouth.
What are the symptoms?
Bumps (papules) and fluid- or pus-filled bumps (vesicopustules) are seen around the mouth.
Burning sensation around the mouth.
The skin of the affected facial area becomes red or often pink.
Rare, but in some cases affects the eyes, nose, or forehead.
Some patients complain of an itchy feeling or mild burning sensation in the region.
The skin around the mouth becomes dry. It also looks flaky in some people.
It usually does not affect the lips, only the skin around the mouth
In some people, a tense feeling in the affected skin area.
In a few cases, the outer skin of the region becomes scaly
What causes it?
Skin creams that contain strong corticosteroid medications on the face.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, (SLS) as well as Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS) in the soaps, shampoos, detergents and cream
prescription medications such as fluocinonide and clobetasol
Perioral dermatitis has even developed in patients who use inhaled corticosteroids for asthma or hay fever, if they allow the medication to drip onto their skin.
toothpaste ingredients such as whitening or tartar control agents
excessive use of foundation makeup, moisturizers and night creams is associated with perioral dermatitis
perioral dermatitis is more common in people who have atopic dermatitis
What helps?
medications, such as metronidazole, erythromycin, benzoyl peroxide, tacrolimus, clindamycin, or pimecrolimus.
Topical eczema medications: pimecrolimus ointment, tacrolimus cream
Topical acne products: azelaic acid, adapalene gel, benzoyl peroxide, sodium sulfacetamide/sulfur lotion
Oral antibiotics: tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, erythromycin
Topical antibiotics: clindamycin, erythromycin, metronidazole
In more severe cases, oral antibiotics (such as tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, or erythromycin).
dab the affected area with a warm mixture of equal quantities of apple cider vinegar and green tea 2-3 times a day.
Apply plain organic yogurt with active culture on the affected area twice a day.
Lukas,
http://naturalsebborheicdermatitistreatment.com/
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