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Easy as PIE (Postinflammatory Erythema)
Yoon-Soo Cindy Bae-Harboe1, Emmy M Graber
1Boston University, Department of Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts.
Background:
No term exists to date describing the phenomenon of pink-to-red discoloration after an inflammatory acne lesion.
Objectives:
To introduce new terminology into the dermatology literature to describe erythema often seen after inflammatory acne vulgaris and to present a treatment option for this type of erythema.
Methods:
New terminology describing erythema after inflammatory acne is addressed, and a treatment option for postinflammatory erythema is presented.
Results:
Postinflammatory erythema is a new, accurate descriptor of erythema that occurs after inflammatory acne. Additionally, pulsed dye laser treatment improved postinflammatory erythema in the authors' patients.
Limitations:
This paper only presents anecdotal cases.
Conclusion:
The addition of postinflammatory erythema to the dermatology literature may facilitate accurate communication among providers and direct laser treatment for postinflammatory erythema.
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