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Descriptor English: Dermatitis, Perioral
Descriptor Spanish: Dermatitis Perioral
Descriptor dermatitis perioral
Entry term(s) dermatitis periocular
Scope note: Erupción papulosa de etiología desconocida que progresa a eritema papuloso residual y descamación, circunscrita a la región del pliegue nasolabial; afecta casi exclusivamente a mujeres jóvenes; puede ser localizada o extenderse hasta afectar a los párpados y al área adyacente de la glabela (dermatitis periocular). (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Dermatite Perioral
Descriptor French: Dermatite périorale
Entry term(s): Dermatitides, Periocular
Dermatitides, Perioral
Dermatitis, Periocular
Periocular Dermatitides
Periocular Dermatitis
Perioral Dermatitides
Perioral Dermatitis
Tree number(s): C17.800.174.550
C17.800.271.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019557
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: note X ref DERMATITIS, PERIOCULAR: can extend to this area
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Dermatitis (1969-1996)
Facial Dermatoses (1968-1996)
Public MeSH Note: 97
History Note: 97
DeCS ID: 32956
Unique ID: D019557
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Date Established: 1997/01/01
Date of Entry: 1996/06/13
Dermatitis, Perioral - Preferred
Concept UI M0029044
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Dermatitis, Perioral
Entry term(s) Dermatitides, Perioral
Perioral Dermatitides
Perioral Dermatitis
Dermatitis, Periocular - Narrower
Concept UI M0029045
Preferred term Dermatitis, Periocular
Entry term(s) Dermatitides, Periocular
Periocular Dermatitides
Periocular Dermatitis



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