Possible role of group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus in Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. Case report.

Abstract

This eruption, which was described in 1955 by Gianotti and again by Crosti and Gianotti in 1957, was initially termed papular acrodermatitis of childhood and later better known as Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. It is a self-healing childhood exanthem, usually associated with viral infections. Here is reported a child who developed this syndrome following group A streptococci angina.