EXANTHEM IN CHILDREN WITH ROTAVIRUS INFECTION

Authors
PATRIZI A FRASSETTO A TREVISI P NERI I RICCI G SPECCHIA F MASI M
Citation
A. Patrizi et al., EXANTHEM IN CHILDREN WITH ROTAVIRUS INFECTION, JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 8(2), 1997, pp. 145-148
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
Journal title
JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09269959
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
145 - 148
Database
ISI
SICI code
0926-9959(1997)8:2<145:EICWRI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Objective and background The aim of this study was to evaluate the rel ationship between rotavirus infection and a transient maculo-papular e ruption in seven children with acute febrile gastroenteritis. Methods Bacteria and viruses were looked for in stool specimens. Results Rotav irus was detected in all patients by enzyme immunoassay. Conclusion Th e short time lapse between the gastroenteritis and the rash, the ident ical clinical course and the consistent isolation of rotavirus in all cases suggest an etiological association between this viral infection and exanthem. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.