Abstract
Dermatitis gangrenosa infantum is a rare eruption of gangrenous lesions which supervene on varicella and possibly on other pustular eruptions in children. These lesions usually occur spontaneously and are more common in girls. They appear in groups on the lower parts of the legs, buttocks, thighs and pubic region. If the disease complicates varicella, the distribution of the lesions is the same as that of varicella. The individual lesion appears as a pustule on an inflammatory base. Soon the center of the lesion becomes depressed, and a gray or black crust forms, involving the entire area. At an early stage of the disease, the lesions may become confluent, forming one mass of slough with subsequent ulceration. Various degrees of intensity are seen, from that of the mild, superficial ulceration to the deep, crateriform ulceration which involves the connective tissue. The disease may have its inception as a bullous, pustular or
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