Lyme disease as a cause of acropapular dermatitis of childhood.
Acropapular dermatitis of childhood is a symmetric self-limited papulovesicular exanthem that classically occurs on the cheeks, extensor extremities, and buttocks in young children. The eruption of acropapular dermatitis of childhood represents a reaction to a variety of infections usually of viral origin. We present a child with typical findings of acropapular dermatitis of childhood whose serologic workup revealed an acute Lyme infection.
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
Caitlin E
CE
Kennedy
Rahat S
RS
Azfar
Paul J
PJ
Honig
D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M