Gianotti-Crosti-Syndrome associated with Epstein-Barr-Virus infection

Gianotti-Crosti-Syndrome is a cutaneous reaction associated with a wide range of infectious diseases. We report on an 8-year-old girl who presented with a symmetrical papular and papulovesicular acral eruption. The rash occurred during an otherwise asymptomatic Epstein-Barr-Virus (EBV) primary infection, serology For Hepatitis B virus was negative. Discussion: Besides Hepatitis B Virus, especially EBV and other viruses should be considered as causative agents in acral papulovesicular eruptions. The differential diagnoses atopic dermatitis and drug eruptions have to be ruled out.