Diseases

Acrodermatitis

Inflammation involving the skin of the extremities, especially the hands and feet. Several forms are known, some idiopathic and some hereditary. The infantile form is called Gianotti-Crosti syndrome.

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Abstract

Inflammation involving the skin of the extremities, especially the hands and feet. Several forms are known, some idiopathic and some hereditary. The infantile form is called Gianotti-Crosti syndrome.

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26 entry terms
  • Acrodermatitides
  • Acrodermatitis Papulosa Infantum
  • Acropapulo-Vesicular Syndrome
  • Erythemato-Vesiculo-Papulous Eruptive Syndrome
  • Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
  • Infantile Papular Acrodermatitis
  • Papular Acrodermatitis of Childhood
  • Papulovesicular Acrolocated Syndrome
  • Acrodermatitis Papulosa Infantums
  • Acropapulo Vesicular Syndrome
  • Acropapulo-Vesicular Syndromes
  • Childhood Papular Acrodermatitides
  • Childhood Papular Acrodermatitis
  • Erythemato Vesiculo Papulous Eruptive Syndrome
  • Erythemato-Vesiculo-Papulous Eruptive Syndromes
  • Gianotti Crosti Syndrome
  • Infantile Papular Acrodermatitides
  • Papular Acrodermatitides, Infantile
  • Papular Acrodermatitis, Infantile
  • Papulovesicular Acrolocated Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Acropapulo-Vesicular
  • Syndrome, Erythemato-Vesiculo-Papulous Eruptive
  • Syndrome, Gianotti-Crosti
  • Syndromes, Acropapulo-Vesicular
  • Syndromes, Erythemato-Vesiculo-Papulous Eruptive
  • Syndromes, Papulovesicular Acrolocated

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

dermatitis of hands or feet so do not bother to coord with HAND DERMATOSES or FOOT DERMATOSES unless particularly discussed

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  1. C16w.131w.831.066w
  2. C17.800w.174w.100w
  3. C17.800w.804.066w

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WR 218

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acrodermatitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000169. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000169
  2. Acrodermatitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrodermatitis
  3. Acrodermatitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4675757