Erythrosis Pigmentosa Peribuccalis

Erythrosis Pigmentosa Peribuccalis in an Adolescent: Dermoscopic Description and Management

“…Brocq first described this entity in 1923 as “L'erythrose pigmenteé peri‐buccale,” reporting women with rough, dry skin and yellow‐brown pigmentation around the mouth and nose . After this first description, several names, including l'erythrose pigmentaire faciale , dermatose pigmentée médiofaciale , erythrosis pigmentosa peribuccalis , and erythrosis pigmentata faciei , have been given to this rare entity. A patient with EPPB and erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli (EFFC) has been reported , and although these two entities seem to be different since one affects mainly the perioral area and is more frequent in women and the other affects only the preauricular area and usually affects men and is more intensely erythematosus, they share histologic and clinical findings, so the name erythrosis pigmentosa faciei et colli has been proposed to include both spectrums of one disease .…”

Erythromelanosis Follicularis Faciei et Colli

“…None of the cases of erythro melanosis in this study had an accompanying keratosis pilaris. Erythrose pigmentaire peribuccule (Brocq) [5,6,20] in contrast to Erythromelanosis Follicularis Faciei et Colli prim arily is a perioral diffuse red-brown scaling dermatosis most commonly seen in middle age females. Tritsch and Greither [23] described a condition related to Brocq's erythrose under the name of erythrosis pigm entata faciei.…”

Characteristics of Riehl melanosis in an ethnic Asian population: A comparative study according to age, sex, and hair dye use

“…Another descriptive diagnosis to take into account is erythrose peribuccale pigmentaire of Brocq, also referred to as erythrosis pigmentosa faciei 9 . This syndrome occurs predominantly in middle‐aged women, and a photodynamic substance in cosmetics is probably responsible 10,11 . Diffuse, brownish‐red pigmentation develops more or less symmetrically around the mouth but spares a narrow perioral ring.…”

“…It may extend to the centre of the face and the forehead, and in some cases there are well‐defined patches of pigmentation over the angles of the jaw and the temples 9 . The erythematous component and the intensity of the pigmentation may fluctuate over short periods 10,11 . The pigmentation is usually persistent but tends to fade gradually if the cause is eliminated.…”

“…9 This syndrome occurs predominantly in middle-aged women, and a photodynamic substance in cosmetics is probably responsible. 10,11 Diffuse, brownish-red pigmentation develops more or less symmetrically around the mouth but spares a narrow perioral ring. It may extend to the centre of the face and the forehead, and in some cases there are welldefined patches of pigmentation over the angles of the jaw and the temples.…”