Five patients with localized facial eruptions associated with Gianotti-Crosti syndrome caused by primary Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Five infants exhibited an exclusively facial rash associated with Gianotti-Crosti syndrome(GCS). On all patient cheeks, multiple erythematous papules were seen symmetrically. All patients tested positive for the immunoglobulin (Ig)M antibody against the Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen, suggesting that a primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection caused localized facial rash, an alternative clinical picture of GCS.
Yoshida
Masashi
M
Yoshida Pediatric Clinic, Osaka, Japan.
Tsuda
Norihiko
N
Morihata
Toyokazu
T
Sugino
Hirotoshi
H
Iizuka
Tadashi
T
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male