Diagnosis: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome
Description: Characteristic distribution of papules on the legs
Morphology: Papules,skin coloured
Site: Leg
Sex: F
Age: 4
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Shahbaz Janjua
Differential DiagnosisHistory: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, also known as papular acrodermatitis of childhood was first described by Gianotti in 1955. The onset of the eruption typically occurs in children aged 6 months to 14 years. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome has been associated with various viral and bacterial infections. It characteristically presents as an acute, symmetric, exanthematous, asymptomatic or pruritic cutaneous eruption comprised of monomorphous pale, pink-to-flesh–colored or erythematous 1- to 10-mm papules or papulovesicles localized symmetrically and acrally over the extensor surfaces of the extremities, the buttocks, and the face. It may take 10 days to a few weeks for the eruption to resolve completely.