title: Periorificial dermatitis in children: an update and description of a child with striking features.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Perioral dermatitis is a relatively important and often enigmatic type of eczema.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a child with this disorder and review our experience and the literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical features of perioral dermatitis in our patient and in many others described elsewhere show a high prevalence of perinasal and periocular involvement alongside perioral findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perioral dermatitis is more suitably termed periorificial dermatitis.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Pathology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103-2714, USA.
authors.forename: George G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Kihiczak
authors.forename: Manuel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D019557:Dermatitis, Perioral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole