Korean J Dermatol.  1997 Aug;35(4):830-834.

An Unusual Case of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome

• Hong SJ
• Kim SH
• Kang H
• Son SJ

Abstract

We report herein a case of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome showing unusual features. A 12-month-old male patient presented with papular skin lesions on his face and papulovesicular skin lesions on the trunk, upper and lower extremities, which were distributed symmetrically. Three days before the skin eruptions, he had been immunized with a measles vaccination. Serologically, antigens of the type B hepatitis virus and antibodies to coxsackie virus B-4, Epstein-Barr virus, and varicella-zoster virus were all negative and antibodies to the measles virus (IgG, IgM) and the type B hepatitis virus were positive. After conservative treatment the skin lesions subsided with exfoliation within 4 weeks. An association with the measles vaccination and the initial papulovesicular skin lesions are considered as peculiar features of this case.

Keyword

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome; Measles vaccination

MeSH Terms

Acrodermatitis*
Antibodies
Hepatitis Viruses
Herpesvirus 3, Human
Herpesvirus 4, Human
Humans
Infant
Lower Extremity
Male
Measles
Measles virus
Skin
Vaccination
Antibodies