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Familial Annular Erythema—A Rare Dermatology Diagnosis
Author(s) -
WILLIAMS CHRISTINA,
MERCHANT WILLIAM J.,
CLARK SHEILA M.
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01357.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , erythema
  We report the second case of autosomal dominant familial annular erythema since its original description in 1966 by Beare et al. A three and a half‐year‐old boy presented at five days of age with a widespread annular urticated erythematous rash which has persisted despite treatment with various antihistamines and mast‐cell stabilizers. His mother reports an identical eruption with an absence of systemic symptoms.

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