Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome, Papular Acrodermatitis, Viral Infections, Exanthem - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome papular acrodermatitis viral infections, exanthem

Body Site

thigh leg

Age

16 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric

Comments

A healthy toddler developed a symmetric edematous red papular eruption on the extremities with similar but more subtle lesions scattered on the trunk. He had a viral illness with diarrhea the week before the eruption which resolved without treatment 6 weeks later.

Description

symmetric acral edematous uniform 2-4 mm red papules

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3/10/2004 17:43:27

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