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Gianotti Crosti Syndrome

June 24, 2010 by Deepak  
Filed under Skin Disorders

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS), also known as Papular acrodermatitis of childhood, acrodermatitis papulosa infantum, and infantile papular acrodermatitis, is a symmetric papular eruption of the skin in response to viral or bacterial infection. This condition is harmless and self-limiting which usually resolves in about 3-5 weeks.
Gianotti-Crosti syndrome usually occurs in children between the ages of 3 [...]