Papular-purpuric "gloves and socks" syndrome caused by parvovirus B19 infection in Brazil: a case report

Papular-purpuric "gloves and socks" syndrome (PPGSS) is a novel, rare, self-limiting dermatosis caused by human parvovirus B19. It consists of pruritic edema and erythema of the hands and feet in a gloves-and-socks distribution, and it is associated with oral lesions and fever. We present...

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Main Authors: Marcos Tadashi Kakitani Toyoshima, Lilian Walsh Keller, Maria Luisa Barbosa, Edison Luiz Durigon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000100013&lng=en&tlng=en