PYODERMITIS OF GENITAL AREAS - AN ATYPICAL MANIFESTATION OF EOSINOPHILIC PUSTULOSIS OF CHILDHOOD

Eosinophilic pustulosis of the scalp was first described in 1984. It h as also been described in other sites than the scalp. We report a case in which the lesions exclusively involved the genitals. A 4-month-old boy presented with papulopustular lesions of the genitals in the form of pyodermitis with a favourable course over several days but which s ubsequently recurred. A smear of a pustule revealed no signs of scabie s or viral, fungal or bacterial infection. Histology showed a non-foll icular eosinophilic pustulosis. This case emphasizes the ubiquitous an d sometimes misleading nature of eosinophilic pustulosis and the non-f ollicular nature of the lesions.