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Infantile Perianal Protrusion: 13 New Cases
Author(s) -
Patrizi Annalisa,
Raone Beatrice,
Neri Iria,
D'Antuono Antonietta
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00010.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lichen sclerosus , anus , constipation , punch biopsy , erythema , surgery , sex organ , dermatology , biopsy , pathology , biology , genetics
We report 13 girls, ages 4 months–5 years, affected by an infantile perianal protrusion located on the midline anterior to the anus in 8 patients and posteriorly in 3. A past personal history of constipation existed in six patients and anal fissures in three patients. In one of the five patients with recurrent anogenital erythema, a punch biopsy specimen revealed the histopathologic signs of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LS&A). In another two patients, infantile perianal protrusion was associated with clinical signs of genital LS&A. None of our patients had spontaneous reduction of infantile perianal protrusion during the follow‐up period.