title: Case of childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis in a Korean boy treated by oral erythromycin.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun-Lim
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kwang-Jun
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Won-Serk
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joo-Heung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jun-Mo
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Eil-Soo
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong-Youn
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin