[Sevestre-Jacquet posterosive syphilitic dermatitis associated with the use of reusable diapers: A clinical case].

Dithurbide-Hernández Michelle, Del Río-Martínez Christopher Jesús, Serrano-Vázquez Iyari Celeste, Rodríguez-Patiño Guadalupe

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Medicina Familiar No. 20, Departamento de Enseñanza. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Pregrado. Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2021 Aug 13;59(3):242-247.

BACKGROUND

Diaper dermatitis is a skin problem that has decreased with the development of new technologies in disposable diapers that prevent excessive moisture in the perianal region. The following clinical case shows the relationship between the use of cloth reusable diapers and the appearance of Jacquet erosive diaper dermatitis, a serious and rare complication of diaper dermatitis.

CLINICAL CASE

We present the case of a 1-year-11-month-old patient, taken to the Dermatology department due to the presence of a lesion in the gluteal region. The mother reported the onset of the condition four months ago after the presence of semi-liquid stools. Localized dermatosis is observed on both lower limbs, affecting the genital region in the labia majora and the perianal region at the level of the intergluteal folds bilaterally and symmetrically. In the histopathological study, a posterosive Sevestre-Jacquet syphilid was diagnosed.

CONCLUSION

Sevestre-Jacquet's posterosive syphilitic dermatitis is a rare dermatological condition and its risk of occurrence is greater due to the use of ecological cloth diapers.