title: [Juvenile spring eruption].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Juvenile spring eruption is an idiopathic photodermatosis which predominantly occurs in boys aged 5-12 years-old who have short hair and bat ears. In the Netherlands, this condition has only been described once previously but it is probably under-reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 1.5 year-old boy presented with papules on his ears which had been severely itching for 2 days. He had spent a considerable time outside in the spring sunshine. The itching was treated with a local class 1 glucocorticoid, after which the symptoms disappeared. The skin eruptions healed without leaving a scar. His 4-year-old brother also had papules on both ears for 1 week after being exposed to the sun, but did not experience any itching. After 3 weeks the skin eruptions disappeared leaving no scars.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both children had juvenile spring eruption. Itching can usually be treated locally with class 1 glucocorticoids. The condition disappears on its own.
authors: VU Medisch Centrum, afd. huisartsgeneeskunde, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. roelofve@gmail.com
authors: Roelof
authors: R
authors: van Ewijk
authors: Chris H
authors: CH
authors: Marees
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids