Milia en plaque of the nose: report of a case and successful treatment with topical tretinoin.
Milia are benign, superficial keratinaceous cysts that present as fine, small white papules. Milia en plaque is a rare, challenging-to-treat variant most often seen in the posterior auricular region. A total of 9 cases of milia en plaque have been reported in the pediatric literature to date. We report a case of milia en plaque of the nose in a 7-year-old boy, a novel site of involvement in the pediatric population, and successful treatment with the use of topical tretinoin. Topical retinoids offer an effective treatment option for the management of milia en plaque in the pediatric population.
Department of Dermatology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; and vnambudiri@partners.org.
Vinod E
VE
Nambudiri
Department of Dermatology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts;
Nancy
N
Habib
Skin Care Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Kenneth A
KA
Arndt
Department of Dermatology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Skin Care Physicians, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Kay S
KS
Kane
D000287:Administration, Topical; D002648:Child; D046169:Dermoscopy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis; D008297:Male; D008883:Miliaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014212:Tretinoin
milia en plaque; topical retinoids; tretinoin