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ACRODERMATITE [3 records]

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Record 1 2006-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
CONT

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, or papular acrodermatitis of childhood (PAC), is a self-limited childhood exanthem that manifests in a characteristic acral distribution. ... Gianotti-Crosti syndrome likely represents a localized cutaneous inflammatory response to deposition of viral particles or bacteria within the dermis as a result of transient viremia or bacteremia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

Le syndrome de Gianotti-Crosti ou acrodermatite papuleuse infantile. Il s’agit d’une maladie bénigne de la peau, ou plutôt de la traduction cutanée d’une maladie virale qui touche essentiellement les jeunes enfants(de 1 à 5 ans), siégeant au niveau des paumes et du dos des mains, des plantes des pieds, des jambes, des avant-bras, des coudes, des genoux, de la face et du siège.

Key term(s)
  • syndrome de Gianotti Crosti

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

Inflammation involving the skin of the extremities, especially the hands and feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
DEF

Dermatite des extrémités.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

[Lyme disease. Recovery of B. burgdorferi] Late findings (years) associated with this infection include a chronic skin lesion acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans well known in Europe but still rare in the United States. One sees violaceous infiltrated plaques or nodules, especially on extensor surfaces, that eventually become atrophic.

Key term(s)
  • ACA

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané
OBS

L'acrodermatite chronique atrophiante(ACA) constitue la 3e forme chronique de la borréliose de Lyme [ou maladie de Lyme]. Cette lésion dermatologique n’ est retrouvée qu'en Europe et probablement aussi en Asie, mais elle est absente des territoires du Nouveau Monde.

Spanish

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