TY - JOUR
T1 - Adult Gianotti-Crosti syndrome caused by hepatitis B
AU - Iwasaki, Eisuke
AU - Takita, Maiko
AU - Kishino, Ryohei
AU - Izumiya, Motoko
AU - Nakazawa, Atsushi
AU - Tsukada, Nobuhiro
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PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a lower extremity rash, general fatigue, and abdominal discomfort Laboratory findings revealed elevated serum transaminases as well as positivity for the hepatitis B surface antigen and the immunoglobulin M type anti-hepatitis B core antibody. He was diagnosed with a rash typical of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome due to acute infection with hepatitis B virus, genotype A. After admission, the rash gradually decreased ; however, serum transaminases and jaundice increased. Entecavir therapy was initiated on day 11 of admission, and his liver function subsequently improved over two weeks. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is rarely seen in adult patients. It may be important to pay attention to the typical rash of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome because it may provide an important clue to an otherwise asymptomatic acute hepatitis B infection.
AB - A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a lower extremity rash, general fatigue, and abdominal discomfort Laboratory findings revealed elevated serum transaminases as well as positivity for the hepatitis B surface antigen and the immunoglobulin M type anti-hepatitis B core antibody. He was diagnosed with a rash typical of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome due to acute infection with hepatitis B virus, genotype A. After admission, the rash gradually decreased ; however, serum transaminases and jaundice increased. Entecavir therapy was initiated on day 11 of admission, and his liver function subsequently improved over two weeks. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome is rarely seen in adult patients. It may be important to pay attention to the typical rash of Gianotti-Crosti syndrome because it may provide an important clue to an otherwise asymptomatic acute hepatitis B infection.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 24005107
AN - SCOPUS:84884221904
VL - 110
SP - 1657
EP - 1662
JO - Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
SN - 0446-6586
IS - 9
ER -