22-month old boy with progressive erythematous papular eruption of three weeks duration
History
A 22-month old boy with three
week history of asymptomatic
progressive erythematous
eruption. No preceding fever
or respiratory tract infection.
No family members affected.
Physical Examination
Erythematous 1-4 mm papules
on face, trunk and extremities.
Minimal involvement on midline
chest and abdomen. Marked
involvement of lateral trunk with
coalescence into raised geographic
plaques. Cervical adenopathy
was present.
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Positive Epstein-Barr titer, increased LDH and alkaline phosphatase
Laboratory
Epstein-Barr antibodies
present in high titer.
Slight elevation of
serum LDH and alkaline
phosphatase. Total white
blood cell count normal
with slight lymphocytosis.
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Biopsy revealed epidermal spongiosis, superficial and mid perivascular lympho-histiocytic infiltrate
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