Subcorneal pustular dermatosis in a 7-year old Saudi child: A case report and review of the literature

Subcorneal pustular dermatosis (scpd) also known as sneddon–wilkinson disease (sneddon and wilkinson, 1956) is a rare, benign, chronic, sterile pustular eruption which usually develops in middle-age or elderly women; it is rarely seen in childhood and adolescence (johnson and cripps, 1974). the primary lesions are pea-sized pustules classically described as half-pustular, half-clear flaccid blisters. histologically the most important feature is a subcorneal accumulation of neutrophils with the absence of spongiosis or acantholysis. in this paper we present the case of a 7-years-old boy diagnosed with scpd based on the characteristic clinical and histological features. oral and topical corticosteroid has been successfully used in the treatment of the disease.