rss Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Case for diagnosis. An Bras Dermatol. 2013 Aug;88(4):660-2 Authors: Tiengo A, Barros HR, Carvalho DB, Oliveira GM, Romiti N Abstract Childhood Granulomatous Periorificial Dermatitis is an acneiform facial rash that affects the periorificial area in children. The clinical aspectare asymptomatic 1-3 mm papules of, monomorphic, erythematous or hypopigmented in periorificial areas - mouth, nose and eyes. It's a benign and self-limited disease that heals spontaneously without scarring and specific therapy. Differential diagnoses include perioral dermatitis, granulomatous-rosacea, sarcoidosis, and lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei. We present the case of a 4-year-old boy, presenting papules in periorificials areas. Due to its low incidence and low number of publications we report the present case. PMID: 24068149 [PubMed - in process] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24068149?dopt=Abstract = URL to article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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