Five cases of a distinctive facial eruption in Afro-Caribbean children are described. Distinctive features include monomorphic papules that are confined to the face, especially around the mouth, eyelids and ears, its greater prevalence in black children, and its tendency to persist for several months before spontaneous resolution. The aetiology of this condition is unknown and its importance lies in reassuring patients of the benign and purely cutaneous nature of the eruption.
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