12-year-old boy complains of irritated skin near his auricles

A 12-year-old boy who has been wearing glasses for multiple years presents with the complaint of irritated skin near his left and right auricles. Upon questioning, it turns out that he recently received a new pair of glasses. Your examination of the area is notable for linear lesions along the temple and around the ear, where the patient's eyeglass frames are in contact with his skin (see Figure). He does not wear an ear ring.

Figure.

What is the appropriate management of this patient's condition?

• continued use of glasses
• antihistamine therapy
• systemic corticosteroid therapy
• topical corticosteroid therapy

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