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Erythema dyschromicum perstans in a child following an enteroviral meningitis* * Study conducted at the Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave - Santo Tirso, Portugal.

ABSTRACT

A healthy 6-year-old boy presented with an erythematous macular exanthema, meningeal signs and fever, initially diagnosed with probable bacterial meningitis and treated with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drugs. Enteroviral meningitis was confirmed, but the skin lesions continued to evolve and the patient was ultimately diagnosed with erythema dyschromicum perstans. The boy was followed during three years until the spontaneous resolution of the dermatosis.

Keywords:
Hyperpigmentation; Enterovirus; Pediatrics

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