CLINICAL CASES   

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 2000 February;135(1):97-100

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language: Italian

Perioral dermatitis induced by a cream containing furalglucitole. Description of seven cases.

Orlandi C., Dastoli M., Tosti A.

Università degli Studi - Bologna Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica Specialistica e Sperimentale Sezione di Clinica Dermatologica (Responsabile: Prof. C. Varotti) *ASL 3 Rossano (CS), ASL 4 - Cosenza Ambulatorio di Dermatologia

Seven cases of perioral dermatitis in female patients, aged 26-44 years old, are reported. The patients used for a long time a cream containing furalglucitole and 18-b-glycyrrhetic acid for the treatment of seborrheic or atopic dermatitis of the face. Possible benefits and side effects of cosmetics containing antinflammatory ingredients are discussed.