Paraviral bullous eruption in a 7-year-old child during acute Epstein-Barr virus infection: A case report

Elisa Milan; Jacopo Tartaglia; Maria Ludovica Deotto; Roberto Salmaso; Francesca Caroppo; Anna Belloni Fortina

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7701

Paraviral bullous eruption in a 7-year-old child during acute Epstein-Barr virus infection: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jul 21;11(7):e7701. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7701. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Elisa Milan¹, Jacopo Tartaglia¹, Maria Ludovica Deotto¹, Roberto Salmaso², Francesca Caroppo^{1

3}, Anna Belloni Fortina^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine-DIMED, Unit of Dermatology University of Padua Padua Italy.
² Department of Medicine DIMED, Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit University of Padua Padua Italy.
³ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pediatric Dermatology Regional Center University of Padua Padua Italy.

Abstract

We present the case of a child developing widespread vesicle-bullous lesions during an acute and symptomatic Epstein-Barr Virus infection. Antibody serology, biopsy, and direct immunofluorescence allowed the diagnosis of a paraviral bullous eruption. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bullous eruption following Epstein-Barr virus infection in childhood.

Keywords: immunology; infectious diseases; pediatrics and adolescent medicine; virology.

Publication types

Case Reports