"Dermatitis, Perioral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A papular eruption of unknown etiology that progresses to residual papular erythema and scaling usually confined to the area of the mouth, and almost exclusively occurring in young women. It may also be localized or extend to involve the eyelids and adjacent glabella area of the forehead (periocular dermatitis). (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.174.550 C17.800.271.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Dermatitis, Perioral- Dermatitis, Perioral
- Perioral Dermatitis
- Dermatitides, Perioral
- Perioral Dermatitides
Dermatitis, Periocular- Dermatitis, Periocular
- Dermatitides, Periocular
- Periocular Dermatitides
- Periocular Dermatitis
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