Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood and influenza virus infection

Dermatol Online J. 2020 May 15;26(5):13030/qt0qw93417.

Abstract

Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood (APEC) is a self-limited disease characterized by unilateral exanthem. The etiology is unknown, but a viral agent is suspected. Most often there is no formal proof of an associated viral etiology, but several associations between APEC and some viruses have been described. We report a 2-year-old girl with APEC associated with influenza A. This case allows us to provide an additional argument on a probable viral etiology of APEC and a possible etiologic role of influenza A.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Exanthema / pathology
  • Exanthema / virology*
  • Extremities / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A virus / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / complications*