Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis in children with extra-facial involvement

Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis (CGPD) is a self-limiting and wellrecognized entity. A six-year-old male child, a known case of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) presented with multiple red raised and yellowish lesions over the face, neck, trunk and upper extremities since one month with occasional itching. Cutaneous examination revealed multiple erythematous scaly papules of size up to 5 mm around the mouth, nose and periorbital areas, neck, trunk and upper extremities with few excoriations. Lesional skin biopsy was pathognomic of CGPD. We report a six-year-old Indian male child with extrafacial involvement and healing with small atrophic pigmented scars in a known case of JRA.

Keywords
Childhood granulomatous periorificial dermatitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis