Dermatology · Dermatology / Infectious skin disease
Gianotti–Crosti syndrome
also: Papular acrodermatitis of childhood
Symmetric papular eruption on face, limbs and buttocks in children.
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Subspecialty
- Dermatology / Infectious skin disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, mainly ages 6 months to 12 years
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Papular acrodermatitis of childhood
Etiology & mechanism
Viral-triggered (EBV, hepatitis B) immune reaction.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (6)
In plain terms, someone with Gianotti–Crosti syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
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Shares symptoms with
2 shared
Wells syndrome
mild fever, pruritus
1 shared
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lymphadenopathy
1 shared
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pruritus
1 shared
APDS syndrome
lymphadenopathy
1 shared
Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome
lymphadenopathy
1 shared
Budd–Chiari syndrome
hepatomegaly
1 shared
Caroli syndrome
hepatomegaly
1 shared
Castleman syndrome
lymphadenopathy
1 shared
Chanarin–Dorfman syndrome
hepatomegaly
1 shared
DRESS syndrome
lymphadenopathy
Shares genes with
None.
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