Case report, case study
Ashy Dermatosis in a Two-year-old Child: A Case Report and Mini-review
Shumpei Kamano
; Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Saiseikai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Eri Hotta
; Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Saiseikai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Sachiko Goto
; Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Saiseikai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Mizuho Inagawa
; Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Saiseikai Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Abstract
Ashy dermatosis, or erythema dyschromicum perstans,
is characterized by acquired grey patches distributed on the face,
neck, trunk, and extremities with an unknown pathophysiology.
Herein, we report a case of ashy dermatosis in a two-year-old child,
possibly caused by an infection, with eventual improvement within
two years, absent any treatment. To our knowledge, this is the sec-
ond report of ashy dermatosis in a patient under the age of three
years, and the first under the age of two years that was followed-up
in the English-language literature from 2000 to 2021. Although the
eruptions showed eventual improvement without any treatment in
our case, all cases do not improve spontaneously. Further research
is necessary to differentiate cases that eventually improve from re-
sistant ones and determine treatment options for resistant cases.
Keywords
ashy dermatosis; erythema dyschromicum perstans; 2-year-old, child
Hrčak ID:
311539
URI
Publication date:
16.3.2023.
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