Papular acrodermatitis of childhood and other papulo-vesicular acro-located syndromes

Br J Dermatol. 1979 Jan;100(1):49-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1979.tb03569.x.

Abstract

Papular acrodermatitis of childhood (PAC), first recognized in Milan and described by Gianotti in 1955, is an infectious disease of childhood, of low infectivity, fairly widespread, and characterized by: (1) Non-relapsing erythemato-papular dermatitis localized to the face and limbs, lasting about 3 weeks. (2) Paracortical hyperplasia of lymph-nodes. (3) Acute hepatitis, usually anicteric, which lasts at least 2 months and may progress to chronic liver disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acrodermatitis / complications
  • Acrodermatitis / immunology
  • Acrodermatitis / pathology*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Hepatitis / complications
  • Hepatitis / immunology
  • Hepatitis / pathology
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / analysis
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens