Infantile perianal protrusion: 13 new cases

Pediatr Dermatol. 2002 Jan-Feb;19(1):15-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2002.00010.x.

Abstract

We report 13 girls, ages 4 months-5 years, affected by an infantile perianal protrusion located on the midline anterior to the anus in 8 patients and posteriorly in 3. A past personal history of constipation existed in six patients and anal fissures in three patients. In one of the five patients with recurrent anogenital erythema, a punch biopsy specimen revealed the histopathologic signs of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LS&A). In another two patients, infantile perianal protrusion was associated with clinical signs of genital LS&A. None of our patients had spontaneous reduction of infantile perianal protrusion during the follow-up period.

MeSH terms

  • Anal Canal / abnormalities*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Constipation / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / complications
  • Perineum / abnormalities*