title: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome as the only manifestation of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection: a case report.
abstract: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS) presents as a symmetric erythematous papular and papulovesicular eruption of the face, extremities, and buttocks, and usually occurs in young children. GCS has been classically associated with hepatitis B virus, as well as rarely with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus. We report a case of GCS related with EBV infection without any systemic symptoms in a two-year-old male patient who presented with symmetric red papular eruptions on the cheeks, buttocks and both upper and lower extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gümüş
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tekşam
authors.forename: Hande
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akinci
authors.forename: Gonca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boztepe
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male