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Teenagers or young adults may develop the so-called Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome. It is a cutaneous condition characterized by pruritus , edema , and erythema of the hands and feet. [ 37 ] : 401 In 1996, an association with parvovirus B19 was described, after virus was demonstrated in skin biopsy samples, [ 38 ] subsequently ...
Purple glove syndrome (PGS) is a poorly understood skin disease in which the extremities become swollen, discoloured and painful. [1] PGS is potentially serious and may require amputation . PGS is most common among elderly patients and those receiving multiple large intravenous doses of the epilepsy drug phenytoin . [ 2 ]
The differential diagnoses are: acrodermatitis enteropathica, erythema infectiosum, erythema multiforme, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, Kawasaki disease, lichen planus, papular urticaria, papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome, and scabies. [citation needed]
Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome; Papulovesicular acrolocated syndrome; Parvovirus B19; Pigmented wart; Plantar wart; Post-vaccination follicular eruption; Postherpetic neuralgia; Progressive vaccinia
Fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum and slapped cheek syndrome, [3] is a common and contagious disease caused by infection with parvovirus B19. [4] This virus was discovered in 1975 and can cause other diseases besides fifth disease. [5] Fifth disease typically presents as a rash and is most common in children.
The contents of the page were merged into Parvovirus B19#Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome on 3 September 2023. For the contribution history and old versions of the merged article please see its history.
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