Infantile acrolocalised papulovesicular syndrome

Last Updated: 2023-07-07

Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.

ICD11: -

Crosti-Gianotti syndrome.

Viral exanthema of infancy.

Mostly girls are affected.

  • Pathogen
  • EBV, Coxsackie A16, Parainfluenza B, ECHO viruses
  • A possible infectious allergic component is discussed

  • Acute erythematous to pinkish, succulent, partly pruritic, partly confluent papules and papulovesicles
  • Good general condition

V.a. on extremities, cheeks, buttocks and palmoplantar.

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