Local atrophy of the cheek skin and hirsutism in a 3-year-old child following corticosteroids treatment.
A case of a 3-year-old girl, with lesions of the cheek skin, treated with a series of topically applied steroid ointments was described. There were treatment complications, including atrophy, erythematous macules and hirsutism.
Chair and Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Aldona
A
Pietrzak
Grazyna
G
Chodorowska
Maria
M
Borowiec
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D001284:Atrophy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004890:Erythema / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D009824:Ointments; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D009824:Ointments