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Acrodermatitis - Overview

Nombres alternativos

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

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.

Causas:

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. El virus de Epstein- Barr (VEB, mononucleosis) es el que se asocia con más frecuencia con la acrodermatitis. Otros virus conexos abarcan: citomegalovirus, virus de coxsackie, virus de la parainfluenza, virus sincicial respiratorio (VSR) y algunas vacunas elaboradas con virus vivos.

Una forma genética rara de acrodermatitis es la acrodermatitis enteropática. En este trastorno, el zinc se absorbe de manera deficiente de la alimentación. Agregar suplementos de zinc a la dieta mejora la afección. Esta forma del trastorno puede estar asociada con otras anomalías y retrasos en el desarrollo.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/13/2011
  • Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

More JG. Nutritional Dermatoses. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th Ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 670.

Browning J, Levy M. Papules, Nodules, and Ulcers. In: Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008: chap 77.

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