A Case of Gloves and Socks Syndrome.
- Author:
Hae Hong JEONG
;
Jun Gyu JANG
;
Young Soo CHAE
;
Kee Suck SUH
;
Sang Tae KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
DNA;
Erythema;
Female;
Fever;
Foot;
Hand;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Mouth Mucosa;
Parvovirus;
Parvovirus B19, Human;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Skin;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(3):536-539
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clinical characteristics of papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome consist of a purpuric erythema affecting the hands and feet in a gloves and stocking distribution. It is sometimes associated with fever and oral lesions. The disease is self-limiting and resolves within 1 to 2 weeks. Serological studies have shown that there is an association with parvovirus B19 infection in most patients affected by this syndrome. We report a case of gloves and socks syndrome in a 21-year-old female. She had a 4-day history of papular-purpuric eruptions of the hands and feet in a gloves-and-socks distribution. She also complained of fever(up to 39C) during the first 2 or 3 days of clinical onset. The oral mucosa was normal and there were no palpable lymph nodes. Laboratory and histopathological findings were non-specific. However, human parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in the serum by a polymerase chain reaction. Systemic manifestations were transient and disappeared within a few days, whereas the skin lesions resolved gradually over a period of 2 weeks.
