Parvovirus Gloves And Socks Syndrome, Parvovirus Infection, Purpura - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Parvovirus gloves and socks syndrome Parvovirus infection purpura

Body Site

leg hand

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

purple red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

generalized, disseminated acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This healthy 5-year-old girl developed flu-like symptoms with high fever, sore throat, arthralgias, and a diffuse acrally distributed purpuric eruption. Lesions were also prominent on her face around her mouth and nose. A sepsis evaluation was negative, but acute titers for Parvovirus B19 was positive. She improved with supportive care and her skin eruption cleared over the next 3 days leaving faint purpura.

Description

primarily acrally distributed discrete and confluent 2 mm purpuric papules

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4/10/2010 16:54:38

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