Exfoliative Cheilitis in Childhood: A Successful Treatment with Tacrolimus

The journal of pediatric academy (Online), cilt.4, ss.39-41, 2023 (TRDizin)

Exfoliative cheilitis is a hardly diagnosed disease by pediatricians. We have presented this report to draw the attention of clinicians

because the child is the youngest patient with complete relief from using tacrolimus ointment in the literature. We present the threeyear-

old child with scaled, crusted, and sensitive upper and lower lips. He was admitted to different centers from the beginning

of the complaints without any relief despite different treatments. The clinicians may encounter exfoliative cheilitis in different age

groups. There are some approaches to management and therapy of the disease. But consensus has not yet occurred on definitive

treatment, especially in childhood