Granulomatous rosacea in infants. Report of three cases and discussion of the differential diagnosis.
Granulomatous rosacea is a variant of rosacea characterized by hard cutaneous papules and nodules in relatively normal-appearing skin that is rarely diagnosed in childhood. The differential diagnosis essentially includes perioral dermatitis and sarcoidosis. Despite the differences in clinical presentation and histopathology, there is similar responses to the same therapies used in rosacea. Therapeutic failure should lead to the investigation of other rare and controversial conditions, such as acne agminata.
da Costa
João Borges
JB
Clínica Universitária de Dermatologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. joaobc77@hotmail.com
Coutinho
V Sousa
VS
de Almeida
L Soares
LS
Gomes
M Marques
MM
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D019557:Dermatitis, Perioral / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012393:Rosacea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis