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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep-Oct;91(5 suppl 1):163-165.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164410.

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome: a case report of a teenager

Renata Leite Pedreira  1 , Juliana Martins Leal  1 , Keline Jácome Silvestre  1 , Alice Paixão Lisboa  1 , Alexandre Carlos Gripp  1
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Case Reports

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome: a case report of a teenager

Renata Leite Pedreira et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is a rare disease characterized by acral papular eruption with symmetrical distribution. It is a benign and self-limited disease; the symptoms disappear after two to eight weeks, without recurrences or scars. Skin lesions are usually asymptomatic. Prodrome might occur, suggesting upper respiratory infection, or constitutional symptoms. Diagnosis is eminently clinical, and this disease is associated with viral infections. Due to its rarity and low occurrence in adolescents and adults, we report a case of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome of a teenager.

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Multiple mon omorphic papules on the extensor surface of the upper limb
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Papular lesions affecting the face and upper torso
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Papular lesions, some of which crusted, in the abdomen and upper limbs
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Focal parakeratosis and epidermal spongiosis. Papillary dermal edema and perivascular lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrate in the superficial dermis (40x magnification
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