Open AccessMacular exanthema in a child with rotavirus gastroenteritis: A case report
Author(s) -
Ahmet Zulfikar Akelma,
Mehmet Nevzat Cizmeci,
Emin Mete,
Dilsad Dilara Malli,
Seval Erpolat,
Fatma Mujgan Sonmez
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2014.eng.e53
Subject(s) - medicine , rotavirus gastroenteritis , rotavirus , rotavirus infections , pediatrics , virology , virus
Apart from gastroenteritis, rotavirus has been rarely implicated with some cutaneous disorders such as generalized maculo-papular exanthema, infantile acute hemorrhagic edema and Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. We report a 30-month old toddler boy who developed erythematous macular skin eruptions during the course of rotavirus gastroenteritis. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature reporting rotavirus-related macular erythematous lesions in a pediatric patient. We therefore would like to share our experience, to keep ro-tavirus infection in the differential diagnosis of children with gastroenteritis and erythematous eruption.