What is Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
What is Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
- Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: 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.
Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome, or a subtype of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: Introduction
How serious is Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
Prognosis of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: The condition usually resolves spontaneously within about 3 weeks
Complications of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
see complications of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
What causes Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
Causes of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: see causes of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
What are the symptoms of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome?
Symptoms of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
see symptoms of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Complications of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
see complications of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Onset of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: childhood
Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
see treatments for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Research for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
see research for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Name and Aliases of Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Main name of condition: Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Other names or spellings for Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
Giannotti-Crosti syndrome, Crosti-Giannotti syndrome, papular infantile acrodermatitis, infantile lichenoid acrodermatitis, eruptive popular infantile acrodermatitis, IPA, PAC, acrodermatitis, infantile lichenoid, Papular acrodermatitis of childhood, Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome, Acropapulo-vesicular syndrome, Acrodermatitis papulosa infantum, Erythemato-vesiculo-papulous eruptive syndrome
Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome, Infantile papular acrodermatitis
Source - Diseases Database
Acrodermatitis papulosa infantum, Acropapulo-vesicular syndrome, Erythemato-vesiculo-papulous eruptive syndrome, Acrodermatitis, Acrodermatitis [infantile lichenoid], Acrodermatitis [papular infantile], Papular acrodermatitis of childhood, Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome, Papulovesicular acro-located syndrome, Acrodermatitis papulosa infantum, Acropapulo-vesicular syndrome, Erythemato-vesiculo-papulous eruptive syndrome, Papular acrodermatitis of childhood, Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome:
- Papulovesicular dermatitis
- ECHO virus
- Hepatitis B infection
- Respiratory synctial virus
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