Red facial pseudochromhidrosis.
We describe a 9-year-old girl with pseudochromhidrosis simulating apocrine chromhidrosis. Treatment with topical and systemic erythromycin resulted in complete clearance of the reddish discoloration of the face. No relapse or recurrence was observed over a 3-month period.
Thami
G P
GP
Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh 160 047, India.
Kanwar
A J
AJ
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin