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Granuloma gluteale infantum with atrophic scars: clinical and histological observations in eleven cases
Author(s) -
BONIFAZI E.,
GAROFALO L.,
LOSPALLUTI M.,
SCARDIGNO A.,
COVIELLO C.,
MENEGHINI C.L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1981.tb02264.x
Subject(s) - scars , medicine , seborrhoeic dermatitis , dermatology , granuloma , diaper dermatitis , atopic dermatitis , hypertrophic scars , pathology
Summary Eleven infants, 4 to 5 months old, treated for napkin (diaper), seborrhoeic or atopic dermatitis with topical fluorinated steroids, developed granulomatous lesions in the napkin area. Seven patients were followed up for more than 6 months: in four of them the granulomatous lesions regressed leaving lax atrophic scars. It is suggested that fluorinated steroid creams and plastic pants are the precipitating causes.