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A unique variant of juvenile papular‐purpuric gloves and socks syndrome

Author(s) -

Zhao Zijun,

Wallace Matthew M.,

Zwerner Jeffrey P.

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

pediatric dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1525-1470

pISSN - 0736-8046

DOI - 10.1111/pde.14338

Subject(s) - medicine , socks , dermatology , juvenile , parvovirus , population , purpura (gastropod) , virology , virus , biology , genetics , environmental health , engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology

Parvovirus B19 is the most common causative agent of papular‐purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS), an often‐underreported condition in the pediatric population. Classically, PPGSS presents with a papular‐purpuric and at times petechial eruption of the hands and feet. ( Dermatology . 1994;188:85; Int J Dermatol . 1996;35:626) We report a unique variant of juvenile PPGSS with prominent involvement of the flexural and extensor elbows, wrists, and knees.

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