Anogenital and buttock ulceration in infancy

✍ Scribed by Anne R Halbert; Jonathan J Chan

• Book ID: 104469153
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 288 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-8380
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.zx563.x

✦ Synopsis

SUMMARY

Rashes in the anogenital and buttock region are some of the commonest dermatological problems occurring in infancy. The most frequent causes seen in clinical practice are ulcerating haemangiomas, bullous impetigo and severe irritant contact dermatitis. Other causes include nutritional deficiencies, bullous diseases, trauma, Langerhans cell histiocytoses and inflammatory disorders such as pyoderma gangrenosum and Crohn’s disease. This review presents a brief overview of these causes and outlines the recommended management strategies.