Ann Dermatol.  1997 Apr;9(2):139-142. 10.5021/ad.1997.9.2.139.

A Case of Juvenile Spring Eruption of the Ears

• Chae KS
• Park YM
• Kim TY
• Kim JW
• Kim CW

• KMID: 2360403
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1997.9.2.139

Abstract

Juvenile spring eruption(JSE) of the ears is an unusual type of photodermatosis, which develops on the light exposed areas of the ears of boys and young male adults in the early spring months. JSE has received little attention in the literature, and to our knowledge no cases have been reported in Korea until now. Herein we report a case of JSE occurring in a 17-year-old man who has suffered from a recurrent pruritic erythematous papulovesicular eruption of both helix, followed by crusting and healing without scarring within one to two months early each spring for six years.

Keyword

Ears; Juvenile spring eruption

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Cicatrix
Ear*
Humans
Korea
Male