I first got perioral dermatitis in 2019, and although I can’t say for sure what triggered it, I suspect it was a steroid cream I was prescribed for an insect bite on my cheek. This is a common trigger1 for perioral dermatitis, but is not widely considered when prescribing steroid cream which I think is a mistake by doctors. I will never use a steroid cre…
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