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Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem in an Adult Patient After Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Dermatitis 2022; 33:e77-e79. [PMID: 36125778 DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kilgore JR, Dean A, Chandler W, Wood L. A unilateral eruption in a child. Pediatr Dermatol 2021; 38:e35-e37. [PMID: 34750889 DOI: 10.1111/pde.14796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA
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Chamli A, Souissi A, Midassi O, Mokni M. Unilateral laterothoracic exanthema in an adult. Clin Case Rep 2020; 8:3294-3296. [PMID: 33363921 PMCID: PMC7752319 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Unilateral laterothoracic exanthema (ULE) is a benign self-limited condition that spontaneously resolves in a few weeks. Occurring mostly in childhood, although few rare cases in adults have been also reported. Diagnosis of ULE is clinical, and laboratory investigations are not required.
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- Amal Chamli
- Department of DermatologyLa Rabta HospitalTunisTunisia
- Faculty of medicine of TunisUniversity Tunis El ManarTunisTunisia
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- Department of DermatologyLa Rabta HospitalTunisTunisia
- Faculty of medicine of TunisUniversity Tunis El ManarTunisTunisia
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- Department of DermatologyLa Rabta HospitalTunisTunisia
- Faculty of medicine of TunisUniversity Tunis El ManarTunisTunisia
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- Department of DermatologyLa Rabta HospitalTunisTunisia
- Faculty of medicine of TunisUniversity Tunis El ManarTunisTunisia
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Glick LR, Fogel AL, Ramachandran S, Barakat LA. Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem in association with coronavirus disease 2019. JAAD Case Rep 2020; 6:900-901. [PMID: 32835047 PMCID: PMC7372280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Laura R Glick
- Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Ciccarese G, Trave I, Herzum A, Parodi A, Drago F. Dermatological manifestations of Epstein-Barr virus systemic infection: a case report and literature review. Int J Dermatol 2020; 59:1202-1209. [PMID: 32346863 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpesvirus spread in childhood by contact with saliva. In all populations, the great majority of people are infected by middle age. EBV can cause asymptomatic infection, nonspecific symptoms or, especially in adolescents and young adults, the infectious mononucleosis (IM), characterized by pharyngitis, lymphadenopathy, fatigue, and fever. Two main types of skin rashes, accounted as atypical exanthems, occur in patients with acute IM: a faint erythematous maculopapular eruption of 24-48 hours duration (5-15% of the patients) or a pruritic maculopapular rash in almost all patients receiving ampicillin or amoxicillin. Moreover EBV acute infection has been related to other cutaneous manifestations, such as Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, unilateral laterothoracic exanthem (especially in children), and others. In this study, we reported a case of atypical exanthem with an erythematous-papulovesicular pattern in a 22-year-old female patient with IM and performed a review of the literature of the cutaneous and mucosal eruptions occurring during EBV acute infections.
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- Giulia Ciccarese
- Dermatology Clinic, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- DI.S.Sal. Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- DI.S.Sal. Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.,DI.S.Sal. Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Prćić S, Gajinov Z, Radulović A, Matić M, Matić A. Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem – Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem of Childhood – a Case Report and Literature Review. SERBIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/sjdv-2017-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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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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- Sonja Prćić
- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Pediatric Clinic, Novi Sad , Serbia
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad , Serbia
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- Clinic of Dermatovenereology Diseases, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad , Serbia
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad , Serbia
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Pediatric Clinic, Novi Sad , Serbia
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- Clinic of Dermatovenereology Diseases, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad , Serbia
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad , Serbia
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, Pediatric Clinic, Novi Sad , Serbia
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad , Serbia
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Chuh A, Zawar V, Sciallis GF, Kempf W, Lee A. Pityriasis Rosea, Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome, Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem, Papular-Purpuric Gloves and Socks Syndrome, Eruptive Pseudoangiomatosis, and Eruptive Hypomelanosis: Do Their Epidemiological Data Substantiate Infectious Etiologies? Infect Dis Rep 2016; 8:6418. [PMID: 27103975 PMCID: PMC4815944 DOI: 10.4081/idr.2016.6418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Many clinical and laboratory-based studies have been reported for skin rashes which may be due to viral infections, namely pityriasis rosea (PR), Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS), asymmetric periflexural exanthem/unilateral laterothoracic exanthem (APE/ULE), papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS), and eruptive pseudo-angiomatosis (EP). Eruptive hypomelanosis (EH) is a newly discovered paraviral rash. Novel tools are now available to investigate the epidemiology of these rashes. To retrieve epidemiological data of these exanthema and analyze whether such substantiates or refutes infectious etiologies. We searched for articles published over the last 60 years and indexed by PubMed database. We then analyzed them for universality, demography, concurrent patients, temporal and spatial-temporal clustering, mini-epidemics, epidemics, and other clinical and geographical associations. Based on our criteria, we selected 55, 60, 29, 36, 20, and 4 articles for PR, GCS, APE/ULE, PPGSS, EP, and EH respectively. Universality or multiple-continental reports are found for all exanthema except EH. The ages of patients are compatible with infectious causes for PR, GCS, APE/ULE, and EH. Concurrent patients are reported for all. Significant patient clustering is demonstrated for PR and GCS. Mini-epidemics and epidemics have been reported for GCS, EP, and EH. The current epidemiological data supports, to a moderate extent, that PR, GCS, and APE could be caused by infectious agents. Support for PPGSS is marginal. Epidemiological evidences for infectious origins for EP and EH are inadequate. There might be growing epidemiological evidence to substantiate or to refute our findings in the future.
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- Antonio Chuh
- JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Dermatology, Godavari Foundation Medical College and Research Center, DUPMCJ, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Anisha George
- Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. E-mail:
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- Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. E-mail:
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Niedermeier A, Pfützner W, Ruzicka T, Thomas P, Happle R. Superimposed lateralized exanthem of childhood: report of a case related to adenovirus infection. Clin Exp Dermatol 2015; 39:351-3. [PMID: 24635078 DOI: 10.1111/ced.12311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
A 6-year-old boy developed a unilateral itchy rash, which was followed by a less severe bilateral involvement. The lesions resolved spontaneously within 4 weeks. Apparently, the rash was triggered by an adenovirus infection of the respiratory tract. Terms used currently for this disorder include 'unilateral laterothoracic exanthem' or 'asymmetrical periflexural exanthem of childhood'. The recently proposed term 'superimposed lateralized exanthem of childhood' implies the new concept that an early postzygotic mutation has rendered the skin on one side of the body more reactive to infective agents. The subsequent bilateral involvement would reflect a less severe reactivity of the contralateral keratinocytes.
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- A Niedermeier
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany; Landeshauptstadt München, Referat für Gesundheit und Umwelt, Munich, Germany
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Drago F, Ciccarese G, Rebora A. Unilateral laterothoracic or asymmetric periflexural exanthem: is time to change the name of the disease? Clin Exp Dermatol 2014; 40:570. [DOI: 10.1111/ced.12486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- F. Drago
- Department of Dermatology; DISSAL; IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; DISSAL; IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- Department of Dermatology; DISSAL; IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST; Genoa Italy
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- Lauren Biesbroeck
- Division of Dermatology; University of Washington School of Medicine; Seattle Washington
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- Division of Dermatology; Department of Pediatrics; Seattle Children's Hospital; University of Washington School of Medicine; Seattle Washington
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Baek YS, Oh CH, Song HJ, Son SB. Asymmetrical periflexural exanthem of childhood with concurrence of molluscum contagiosum infection. Clin Exp Dermatol 2011; 36:676-7. [PMID: 21457157 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2011.04049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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