Perialar intertrigo in children and adolescents: A multicenter prospective study of 41 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

We observed isolated cases of perialar intertrigo in children and teenagers that did not appear to correspond to any known clinical entity. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical features of this dermatosis and the clinical characteristics of the patients.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, multicenter cohort study in France from August 2017 to November 2019. All the patients under 18 years of age with chronic perinasal intertrigo were included. A standardized questionnaire detailing the clinical characteristics of the patients and the description of the intertrigo. If possible, a Wood's lamp examination of the intertrigo was done.

Results

Forty-one patients were included (25 boys and 16 girls, average age: 12.1 years). Intertr

SUBMITTER: Sanchez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796429 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature