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Abstract: Pigeon lice are insects that feed on feathers of these birds; their life cycle includes egg, nymph and adult and they may cause dermatoses in humans. Four persons of the same family, living in an urban area, presented with widespread intensely pruritic erythematous papules. A great number of lice were seen in their house, which moved from a nest of pigeons located on the condenser of the air-conditioning to the dormitory of one of the patients. Even in urban environments, dermatitis caused by parasites of birds is a possibility in cases of acute prurigo simplex. Pigeon lice are possible etiological agents of this kind of skin eruption, although they are often neglected, even by dermatologists.
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Humanos , Animais , Masculino , Feminino , Criança , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infestações por Piolhos , Columbidae/parasitologia , Prurigo/parasitologia , Ftirápteros/patogenicidade , Acrodermatite/parasitologia , Acrodermatite/patologia , Doença AgudaRESUMO
La acrodermatitis papulosa infantil o síndrome de Gianotti-Crosti es un exantema de distribución característica, propio de la infancia, asociado a múltiples agentes infecciosos y a vacunaciones. Se caracteriza por pápulas o papulovesículas de inicio agudo distribuidas en regiones aérales. El cuadro es autolimitado y no requiere más tratamiento que el de la enfermedad de base y el sintomático. Se presenta un caso de acrodermatitis papulosa infantil asociado a infección por virus de Epstein-Barr en un niño de 8 años
Childhood papular acrodermatitis, or Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, is an exanthema with a characteristic distribution. It usually occurs during childhood and is associated with a number of infectious agents and with vaccines. It is characterized by the acute onset of papules or papulopustules on hands and feet. It is self-limiting and requires no treatment but that of the underlying disease and the symptoms. We present a case of childhood papular acrodermatitis associated with Epstein-Barr virus in an 8-year-old boy