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Truncal lesions do not exclude a diagnosis of Gianotti–Crosti syndrome
Author(s) -
Chuh Antonio AT
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00680.x
Subject(s) - medicine , buttocks , dermatology , hepatosplenomegaly , etiology , papule , surgery , erythema , pathology , lesion , disease
SUMMARY A boy aged 2 years and 10 months had a pruritic eruption and low‐grade fever for 1 week. Examination revealed discrete erythematous papules and papulovesicles on his buttocks and extensor surfaces of four limbs. Several papules were also present on his back. No lymphadenopathy and no hepatosplenomegaly were noted. Investigations failed to identify a single viral aetiology. Topical calamine lotion and a sedating oral antihistamine to be taken at night were prescribed. The truncal lesions subsided in 3 weeks. Complete remission of all lesions was seen after 6 weeks. Although most patients with Gianotti–Crosti syndrome only have the typical acrally distributed eruption, additional truncal lesions, if few in number, do not exclude the diagnosis.