Acrodermatitis

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Acrodermatitis

Definición:

Es una afección cutánea de la niñez que puede estar acompañada de síntomas leves como fiebre y malestar. También puede estar asociada con hepatitis B y otras infecciones virales.

Nombres alternativos:

Síndrome de Gianotti-Crosti; Acrodermatitis papular de la niñez; Acrodermatitis papular infantil; Síndrome papulovesicular acro-localizado; Acrodermatitis liquenoide infantil

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La causa de la acrodermatitis no se comprende del todo bien, pero su relación con otras infecciones está bien documentada.

En los niños italianos, la acrodermatitis se observa frecuentemente con la hepatitis B , pero dicha asociación rara vez se ve en los Estados Unidos. Además de la hepatitis B, la acrodermatitis también ha sido asociada con las infecciones por el virus Epstein- Barr (VEB, mononucleosis), citomegalovirus, virus coxsackie, virus de la parainfluenza, virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR) y algunas vacunas elaboradas con virus vivos.

Referencias:

Behrman RE. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.

Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2003.

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