title: [Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis].
abstract: METHODS
  A 14-year-old patient of African ancestry presented with multiple papules in the perioral, perinasal and periocular areas. Histopathology showed sarcoidal granulomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  After exclusion of systemic sarcoidosis, the diagnosis of childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis was made.
  
  
  METHODS
  Topical treatment with erythromycin resulted in complete regression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis is mainly observed in dark-skinned children of African, Caribbean, or Asian origin. The nosological position of the dermatosis is controversial. Originally classified as sarcoidosis, childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis is now generally regarded as a special form of perioral dermatitis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Dermatologie, Allergologie und Phlebologie, Klinikum Bremerhaven Reinkenheide, Postbrookstr. 103, 27574, Bremerhaven, Deutschland, gunnar.wagner@klinikum-bremerhaven.de.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sachse
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019557:Dermatitis, Perioral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin