PERIANAL STREPTOCOCCAL DERMATITIS ASSOCIATED WITH GUTTATE PSORIASIS AND OR BALANOPOSTHITIS - A STUDY OF 5 CASES

Perianal streptococcal dermatitis (PSD) is a recently described cutane ous entity caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. It is charac terized by perianal erythema, sometimes associated with functional dis turbances. We describe four children (2 boys, 2 girls) who had acute g uttate psoriasis and also PSD. One of these patients also had balanopo sthitis. A fifth patient experienced an association of PSD and balanop osthitis without psoriasis. To our knowledge, the association between guttate psoriasis and PSD has only been reported in five children, and the one with balanitis has not been previously reported.