Gianotti-Crosti syndrome or popular acrodermatitis of childhood: a case report

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Background: the Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, also known as popular acrodermatitis of childhood, is an uncommon rash that usually occurs in children between 1 and 6 years old. Given that these patients are usually brought to their pediatrician, it is essential to know the characteristics of this syndrome.
Objective: to show a patient with Gianotti-Crosti syndrome or popular acrodermatitis of childhood.
Case report: an 18-month-old female patient, with asymptomatic papulo-vesicular reaction, symmetrically distributed on the face, buttocks and extensor surfaces of the extremities, preceded by fever. It lasted two weeks and disappeared without treatment.
Conclusions: the entity should be suspected in children between 1 and 6 years old with asymptomatic papulo-vesicular eruption, symmetrically distributed on the face, buttocks and extensor surfaces of the extremities, asymptomatic and self-limited.

DeCS: ACRODERMATITIS; CHILD; CASE REPORTS; DERMATOLOGY; PRURITUS.

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2021-05-27

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Coronel-Carvajal C. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome or popular acrodermatitis of childhood: a case report. Arch méd Camagüey [Internet]. 2021 May 27 [cited 2025 Aug. 9];25(3):471-8. Available from: https://revistaamc.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/7079

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