RESUMEN
Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei is not uncommon. Erythromelanosis follicularis is characterized by the triad of brown pigmentation, erythema and follicular papules on the face and neck. It is considered a rare, but actually underreported disease. Young adult males are principally involved. Only 11 females are yet reported. We observed 60 patients with this condition [during a 2-year period from September 1994, in Razi Hospital and a private office, with special attention to the distribution of lesions, the age at onset, family history, sex, the presence of keratosis pilaris and the skin phenotype. 17 cases were females. The age range was from 4 to 37 years old and the age of onset of disease was in the second decade in the majority of patients. Two pairs of siblings were among our cases. Keratosis pilaris was a frequent finding. Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei, especially its milder forms, is not rare: It is rather missed or underreported by physicians. It seems this condition is ameliorated or cleared by increasing age, a suggestion that must be proved by further studies