Papular acrodermatitis of childhood

Introduction: Papular acrodermatitis of childhood

Description of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood (medical condition): A skin condition characterized by the development of red skin bumps on the face, extremities and buttocks. The condition is self-limiting and usually resolves in about 3 weeks. The underlying cause is a viral infection such as Epstein-Barr virus, Coxsackie virus, parainfluenza virus, vaccine-related virus, cytomegalovirus and hepatitis B virus.

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Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood: SYN: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome.
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Papular acrodermatitis of childhood: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Papular acrodermatitis of childhood:

• Papular
• Acrodermatitis
• Childhood
• Childhood symptoms
• Childhood disease
• Childhood disorder

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Papular acrodermatitis of childhood, or a subtype of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood as a Disease

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood: Another name for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome

Causes of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood

Some of the causes of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood are included in the list below:

• Hepatitis B
• Respiratory syncytial virus
• Coxsackie A virus
• Parvovirus B19 infection
• Epstein-Barr virus

See full list of 7 causes of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood (Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome)

Symptoms of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood (Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood incude:

• Red skin eruption
• Skin lump
• Lenticular eruption
• Hemorrhagic eruptions
• Mild fever

See full list of 10 symptoms of Papular acrodermatitis of childhood (Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome)

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Papular acrodermatitis of childhood:

• papulovesicular dermatitis
• ECHO virus
• hepatitis B infection
• respiratory synctial virus

Terms associated with Papular acrodermatitis of childhood:

Terms Similar to Papular acrodermatitis of childhood:

• Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome
• Papulovesicular acro-located syndrome
• Gianotti-Crosti syndrome
• Acrodermatitis papulosa infantum
• Acropapulo-vesicular syndrome
• Erythemato-vesiculo-papulous eruptive syndrome
• Acrodermatitis
• Acrodermatitis - infantile lichenoid
• Acrodermatitis - papular infantile
• Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome
• Gianotti-Crosti syndrome
• Acrodermatitis papulosa infantum
• Acropapulo-vesicular syndrome
• Erythemato-vesiculo-papulous eruptive syndrome

Source - NIH

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