Confused on PD

[Amyb1976]

I was diagnoses with prorial dermatitis which was told was a form of rosecea. I've looked and looked nut am confused. Some people say flouride is the cause. How can you one day wake up and not be tolerant if it? I've uses it since elementary school and I'm 34 now.  Has anyone else ever used Orecea to clear it up? Seems to be working but beyond scared it will come back. I'm afraid to use all the products others say work for fear it will worsen it. So my question is, will this ever go away completely?

[Amyb1976]

I meant to say I have been diagnosed with PD. They prescribed Orecea and have been taking it. They ate now weening me off it slowly as I was taking 40 mg a day and now it's every other day. My true question is how do you go from using flouride daily to all of a sudden having a reaction to cause your face to do this? I don't think that's what caused it to do that but what do I know. I just know now I'm so OCD about my face I'm starting to obsess about it. I don't want this stuff to ever come back. I didn't leave the house but to work for over 2 months. Has anyone had it where after a sucessful treatment it never came back?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The exact cause of perioral dermatitis is mostly unknown. It can be drugs like steroids, cosmetics, fluorinated toothpastes, UV light, fungal infections or hormonal factors and gastrointestinal disturbances.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.