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Clinical Case of Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem

https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v17i4.2166

Abstract

Unilateral laterothoracic exanthem (ULE) is relatively rare self-limited pediatric skin inflammatory disease; its etiology still remains unknown. The diagnosis can be established due to specific clinical findings: presence of spotted and papular rash on one side of the body, more often in the axillary or inguinal area with possible generalization. This article presents the clinical case of ULE in the girl (4 years 8 months), it shows the dynamics of exanthematous syndrome at this pathology on different stages of the disease course.

About the Authors

Mariya S. Vedyashkina
Municipal Autonomous Health Institution Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital № 8
Russian Federation
Chelyabinsk
Disclosure of interest: Not declared.


Anna M. Dubrovsky
Municipal Autonomous Health Institution Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital № 8
Russian Federation
Chelyabinsk
Disclosure of interest: Not declared.


Olga V. Lopatina
Municipal Autonomous Health Institution Children’s Municipal Clinical Hospital № 8
Russian Federation
Chelyabinsk
Disclosure of interest: Not declared.


Lianna K. Aslamazyan
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»
Russian Federation
Moscow
Disclosure of interest: Not declared.


Ekaterina Yu. Dubonosova
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»
Russian Federation
Moscow
Disclosure of interest: Not declared.


Alina R. Pankova
Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children’s Health in «Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences»
Russian Federation
Moscow
Disclosure of interest: Not declared.


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Vedyashkina M.S., Dubrovsky A.M., Lopatina O.V., Aslamazyan L.K., Dubonosova E.Yu., Pankova A.R. Clinical Case of Unilateral Laterothoracic Exanthem. Pediatric pharmacology. 2020;17(4):340-344. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15690/pf.v17i4.2166

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