Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem and Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

Duarte, Ana Filipa; Cruz, Maria João; Baudrier, Teresa; Mota, Alberto; Azevedo, Fliomena

doi:10.1097/inf.0b013e318193eca7

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“…Many authors have supposed a viral trigger because of the children's age, frequent association of upper respiratory tract or digestive prodromes, serologic findings, spontaneous resolution in a few weeks, and seasonal fluctuations in incidence (1,6,8,11). Duarte et al considered a relationship to infections with adenovirus, parainfluenza virus 2 or 3, parvovirus B19, human herpes virus 6 or 7, and Epstein-Barr virus (7).…”

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Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem – Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem of Childhood – a Case Report and Literature Review

Prćić

Gajinov

Radulović

et al. 2017

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem (ULE), or asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood (APEC), is an uncommon skin eruption that usually occurs in childhood, with unilateral distribution and self limiting course. The etiology of ULE is unknown, but viral cause is suspected. We report a case of ULE in a 4-year-old girl, that was associated with parvo virus B19 infection, and a brief selected literature review. The patient presented with unilateral maculopapular rash on the left side of the body which was asymptomatic and resolved spontaneously within 5 weeks. The clinical diagnosis of ULE may be precise, ruling out a broad spectrum of differential diagnosis, and prevent unnecessary examinations, whereas the patient is informed about the benign self-limiting nature of ULE.

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Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem – Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem of Childhood – a Case Report and Literature Review

Prćić

Gajinov

Radulović

et al. 2017

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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“…Infectious agents linked with the eruption of ULTE include parainfluenza 2 and 3, adenovirus [88], parvovirus B19 [89], and HHV-6 and -7 [90]. Recently, primary EBV infection has been linked with ULTE [90,91].…”

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Characterizing viral exanthems

Lam

2010

Pediatric Health

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An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever or other systemic symptoms. Causes include infectious pathogens, medication reactions and, occasionally, a combination of both. In children, exanthems are most often related to infection and, of these, viral infections are the most common. Some exanthems have very specific morphologies that help identify and characterize the eruption. In this article, we describe common and uncommon viral exanthems, based on their morphology, and review current advancements in understanding and treatment of these exanthems. †

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“…The most accepted hypothesis is that APEC is a modified form of disease caused by a pre‐existing known microbe or virus. This hypothesis has been supported by several cases of APEC in which seroconversion was seen of parvovirus B19 and Epstein–Barr virus 4,5 . However, consistent serological evidence supporting these viral causes is lacking, hence a specific agent remains to be identified.…”

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“…This hypothesis has been supported by several cases of APEC in which seroconversion was seen of parvovirus B19 and Epstein-Barr virus. 4,5 However, consistent serological evidence supporting these viral causes is lacking, hence a specific agent remains to be identified. MCV is a large, brick-shaped poxvirus, which shares several genomic similarities with other poxviruses.…”

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