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Nummular Contact Eczema: Presentation of a Pediatric Case



D Bonamonte1, *, A Filoni1, G Gullo1, M Vestita2
1 Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 11, Piazza Giulio Cesare, Bari, 70124, Italy
2 Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts


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* Address correspondence to this author at the Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology., University of Bari, 11, Piazza Giulio Cesare, Bari, 70124, Italy; Tel: + 39 080 5478994;
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Abstract

The etiopathogenesis of the nummular eczema is not fully known. Various causative factors have been proposed, and among these only a few studies investigate the relevance of contact allergy. Here, we present a case of nummular contact eczema in an 8-year-old allergic to perfumes. Since atopic dermatitis may also present with different clinical phenotypes, among which nummular eczema is quite frequent, the possible significant differences between non-atopic and atopic nummular diseases are considered. Based on the high incidence of contact sensitization in all cases of nummular eczema, it is recommended to perform patch tests for diagnostic-preventive purposes.

Keywords: Nummular eczema, Discoid eczema, Atopic dermatitis, Contact allergy, Pediatric case, Etiopathogenesis.