Abstract
Although perioral dermatitis was first described in young adult women, it is also a common disease of childhood. Once again, girls are more often involved than boys. There appears to be an occasional association with atopic dermatitis.
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Strom, K. (2003). Perioral Dermatitis. In: Abeck, D., Burgdorf, W., Cremer, H. (eds) Common Skin Diseases in Children. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1966-4_15
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