Local atrophy of the cheek skin and hirsutism in a 3-year-old child following corticosteroids treatment

Aldona Pietrzak; Grazyna Chodorowska; Maria Borowiec

Local atrophy of the cheek skin and hirsutism in a 3-year-old child following corticosteroids treatment

Ann Univ Mariae Curie Sklodowska Med. 2003;58(1):227-30.

Authors

Aldona Pietrzak¹, Grazyna Chodorowska, Maria Borowiec

Affiliation

¹ Chair and Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

PMID: 15314990

Abstract

A case of a 3-year-old girl, with lesions of the cheek skin, treated with a series of topically applied steroid ointments was described. There were treatment complications, including atrophy, erythematous macules and hirsutism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Cutaneous
Atrophy / chemically induced*
Cheek / pathology*
Child, Preschool
Erythema / chemically induced
Female
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
Hirsutism / chemically induced*
Humans
Ointments
Skin / drug effects
Skin / pathology*

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Ointments