Abstract

ZEGPI, Soledad; CATALDO, Karina  and  DEL PUERTO, Constanza. Exantema asimétrico en una niña. Arch. Pediatr. Urug. [online]. 2014, vol.85, n.1, pp.25-27. ISSN 1688-1249.

Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem is an infrequent condition, of unknown cause and benign self-limited course. Our goal was to describe this rare entity and to help the pediatrician in its recognition. We present a 23-months-old girl with pruritic eccematous papules and plaques on her right back, axilla and arm after influenza infection, without response to topical hydrocostisone. Unilateral laterothoracic exantema was diagnosed. Hydroxyzine was indicated for symptomatic relief. Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem usually affects two year-old children, with a seasonal pattern, frequent prodromic symptoms and characteristical distribution. Despite being a benign condition, it is important to recognize it for adequate management of the patient and the family’s worries

Keywords : EXANTHEMA; CHILD; AXILLA; THORAX.

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