Affiliation:
1. Department of Dermatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK
Abstract
We describe an 8-month-old girl who presented with irritability and recurrent perioral crusted plaques that were poorly responsive to topical steroid therapy. The clinical presentation, investigation, treatment and prognosis are illustrated along with the most important initial investigation.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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