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Vol. 22 - Num. 85

Clinical Reviews

Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood, common and underdiagnosed

Blanca Guijo Alonsoa, M.ª Rosa López Alonsob

aMIR-Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal. Madrid. España.
bPediatra. CS Mar Báltico . Madrid. España.

Correspondence: B Guijo. E-mail: blancaguijoa@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Guijo Alonso B, López Alonso MR. Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood, common and underdiagnosed. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2020;22:55-8.

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Abstract

Asymmetric periflexural exanthem of childhood is a benign and self-limited disease that characteristically occurs in infants and preschool children with a female predominance. The aetiology is unknown, although it has been mainly linked to viral infections. Diagnosis is clinical and treatment is mainly symptomatic. Despite being a common disease, it is unknown and consequently underdiagnosed. Our goal is to help improving the knowledge of this disorder. We present a clinical case of a patient diagnosed with asymmetric periflexural exanthema with a history of acute pyelonephritis the previous week of the skin lesion onset.

Keywords

Exanthema Infant Preschool Skin disease

 

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