Dermatitis papulosa eruptiva infantilis
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Dermatitis papulosa eruptiva infantilis or Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is a disease caused by coxsackie virus.
Epidemiology[edit | edit source]
It occurs in children between 1 and 6 years of age, mostly in boys. It may also occur in association with hepatitis B or Epstein-Barr virus.
Clinical image[edit | edit source]
- Prodromal symptoms, fever, fatigue, upper respiratory tract disease.
- Papulovesicular exanthema, which does not itch, appears on the cheeks, buttocks and extensor surfaces of the extremities.
- Eflorescence is hemorrhagic, omits the trunk and may coalesce into large foci.
- Lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly may be present.
Therapy[edit | edit source]
There is only symptomatic therapy.
Course and prognosis[edit | edit source]
Exanthema disappears after about 2-3 weeks, rarely after 8 weeks.
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Used literature[edit | edit source]
- ŠTORK, Jiří. Dermatovenerologie. 1. edition. Galén, Karolinum, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7262-371-6.
