Note: treatment of oral dermatitis

The disease is quite unpleasant, but, fortunately, it is easily curable. It can be easily diagnosed by any specialist, he will also prescribe a treatment. How to understand that your child is suffering from this disease?

Just look at his skin. If he has oral dermatitis - there will be a lot of nodules on his face. The very name of the disease suggests possible symptoms: the word "oral" indicates the area around the mouth. It is the skin near the lips that suffers most: this area quickly becomes covered with a shallow red rash (these are papulo-pustular formations). Gradually, the pimples can spread to the cheeks, nose, and skin around the eyes. If the treatment is not started on time, the papules merge, the entire skin becomes red, rough, dotted with tubercles. If you hold your hand over your face, it will feel uneven to the touch. The lips are surrounded by a narrow strip of perfectly healthy and clean skin.


Oral dermatitis in a child may be accompanied by symptoms such as mild itching and burning. In principle, often children do not even notice the rash, because it does not cause any unpleasant sensations.

Causes of dermatitis

Before you know how the treatment of oral dermatitis is treated, you should understand why it occurs. To date, doctors have not been able to find out any specific reasons. Most experts are of the opinion that a rash may occur due to the use of hormonal drugs (especially in the form of creams and ointments). For example, the child developed an allergic reaction or eczema - the pediatrician prescribes preparations "Prednisolone" or "Hydrocortisone." The allergy safely passes, but on change to it the rash around of a mouth comes. In this case, the treatment of oral dermatitis proceeds very simply: you should stop using the medicine, and the baby's skin will quickly return to normal. Dermatitis in a newborn can be triggered by rubbing against diapers. In addition, children are characterized by such varieties of disease as contact, seborrheic and atopic dermatitis.
In adult women the cause of the rash may be improperly selected cosmetics (for example, foundation, powder, lipstick, gel for washing, milk to remove makeup, etc.). Check your cosmetic bag, it may be that some product has been expired long ago . In this case, it should be immediately discarded. A rash may also appear after prolonged exposure to the sun. In young children, it can arise as a reaction of the skin to toothpaste with fluoride content. The earlier you establish the true cause of the illness, the faster you can get rid of it.

Treatment of oral dermatitis

As already mentioned above, to begin with, try to abandon hormonal ointments and cosmetics. Wait ten to fifteen days: if the rash began to disappear, then the reason was exactly this. A sick child should follow a special diet, so exclude fried, fatty, spicy dishes from his diet. After washing, do not injure the baby's face with a towel, and gently pat it with a tissue. If the patient's condition does not improve, consult a doctor. Most likely, he will prescribe antibacterial agents. Treatment of oral dermatitis can be carried out at home, with all sorts of lotions and compresses.