Viral papular acrodermatitis: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection in a child
Essink, A.H.; Winterberg, D.H.; Hulsebosch, H.J.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 138(35): 1775-1777
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-2162 PMID: 7935898 Document Number: 435721
Following a febrile illness with nasal discharge and vomiting a 1.5-year-old girl developed monomorphous erythematous papular lesions on the face, buttocks and extremities. A diagnosis of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome on the basis of an Epstein-Barr virus infection was made. The patient recovered in eight weeks without treatment. In the Netherlands the originally described relationship with a hepatitis B infection is very improbable in patients with the Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. Other viral agents like Epstein-Barr virus are much more likely.