Hemorrhagic gianotti-crosti syndrome in a one and half month old infant: An extremely unusual presentation

Abstract

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is parainfectious exanthematous disease having unique presentation of small papulovesicular eruptions symmetrically over extensor surface of limbs and face in children. Hemorrhagic lesions are very rare and are always localized. Here, a case of EBV-induced Gianotti-Crosti syndrome with extensive hemorrhagic vesicles in a one and half month old infant, possibly induced by Epstein Barr virus, is reported. Neither the involvement of the disease at this early age nor the extensive hemorrhagic vesicles as the predominant presentation is reported before.

Keywords

• Epstein-bar virus
• Gianotti-Crosti syndrome
• hemorrhage
• purpura