Korean J Dermatol.
2005 Nov;43(11):1555-1557.
A Case of Familial Annular Erythema
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, ChungAng University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Dermatology, Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Abstract
- The cause of most cases of erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC) is unknown. There have been extremely rare reports, clinicopathologically compatible with EAC, occurring in a family. A case of annular erythema, which was indistinguishable from EAC, occurred in a 5-month-old girl and her mother. We propose to consider this a separate entity, `familial annular erythema', rather than take into any familial cause of EAC.
