Berloque Dermatitis Mimicking Child Abuse
| Autor: | Mary Wu Chang, Lisa Moed Gruson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Child abuse
medicine.medical_specialty Injury control Erythema media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Humans Medicine Child Abuse Girl Diagnostic Errors Child skin and connective tissue diseases media_common integumentary system Dermatitis Photoallergic business.industry Berloque dermatitis Photocontact Dermatitis Hyperpigmentation Dermatology Perfume Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 156:1091 |
| ISSN: | 1072-4710 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archpedi.156.11.1091 |
| Popis: | Berloque dermatitis is a type of photocontact dermatitis. It occurs after perfumed products containing bergamot (or a psoralen) are applied to the skin followed by exposure to sunlight. Striking linear patterns of hyperpigmentation are characteristic, corresponding to local application of the scented product. In the acute phase, erythema and even blistering can be seen. We report a case of berloque dermatitis in a 9-year-old girl that was initially reported as child abuse. To our knowledge, this is the first report of berloque dermatitis mimicking child abuse. Questioning to elicit a history of perfume application coupled with sunlight exposure should help to prevent this misdiagnosis in children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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