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What Causes Redness On The Roof Of The Mouth?

Posted on Thu, 8 Jun 2017

Question: I have this redness on the top left side of my mouth that won't go away and has skin flaking off sometimes. I have been diagnosed with sebhorreic detmatitis on my face but I only had one breakout over a year ago and this started appearing several months ago, only on the top left of my mouth. I used hydrocortisone 1% twice a day for several days and it came back. Is this eczema or something else? I'm reluctant to use steroid cream for long because the skin around my mouth is apparently thinner.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Pimecrolimus cream is an option

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to is

I am dr.kakkar (dermatologist).
I have gone through your query and I have viewed the image.
Yes, this a patch of seborrheic dermatitis. Topical steroids are only temporarily effective for seborrheic dermatitis. You may use pimecrolimus 1% cream (Elidel cream), twice daily. It is a non-steroidal topical alternative for facial seborrheic dermatitis and can be safely used for long term.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar