Eczema herpeticum: a medical emergency.

Fang‐Yih Liaw, Ching-Fu Huang, Ju-Ting Hsueh, Chien‐Ping Chiang

PubMed · 2012 · 18 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Eczema herpeticum, also known as a form of Kaposi varicelliform eruption caused by viral infection, usually with the herpes simplex virus (HSV), is an extensive cutaneous vesicular eruption that arises from pre-existing skin disease, usually atopic dermatitis (AD). Children with AD have a higher

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