Case of childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis in a Korean boy treated by oral erythromycin.
Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis (CGPD) is a disease presenting most commonly in prepubertal children as yellow-brown papules limited to the perioral, perinasal and periocular regions. The condition is benign, self-limiting and is not associated with systemic involvement. We herein report a case of an 11-year-old Korean boy with multiple, asymptomatic, monomorphic, red-to-yellow-colored papular eruptions on the perioral areas of 7-month duration. Histopathological examination revealed upper dermal and perifollicular granulomatous infiltrate. After using oral erythromycin 500 mg daily for 1 year, the condition resolved completely without leaving a scar.
Choi
Yun-Lim
YL
Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Kwang-Jun
KJ
Cho
Hye-Jin
HJ
Kim
Won-Serk
WS
Lee
Joo-Heung
JH
Yang
Jun-Mo
JM
Lee
Eil-Soo
ES
Lee
Dong-Youn
DY
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D019557:Dermatitis, Perioral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051261:Granulomatosis, Orofacial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin