title: A 22-month-old girl with lesions on the face and extremities.
abstract: CME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 1.Diagnose Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS) based on the clinical presentation.2.Understand the various etiologies (viral, immunizations, bacterial) associated with GCS.3.Know the natural course of GCS. A 22-month-old black girl presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of an itchy rash. Her family reported that the rash started as itchy bumps on the extremities and spread to the face and buttocks and was associated with a runny nose and cough. There was no history of fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting or diarrhea. The patient had a medical history significant for pyleonephritis, pneumonia, and meningitis. She did not have any allergies to medications and was not taking any medications.
authors: Department of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors: Adena E
authors: AE
authors: Rosenblatt
authors: Sarah L
authors: SL
authors: Stein
mesh_terms: D000169:Acrodermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001132:Arm; D002081:Buttocks; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology