Eczema herpeticum in Darier's disease: a topical storm [PDF]
The occurrence of eczema herpeticum (EH) in patients with Darier's disease (DD) is a rare occurrence. It is considered a dermatologic emergency due to its high mortality rate if misdiagnosed or left untreated.
Khadija Tayabali +2 more
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Eczema herpeticum: A medical emergency in patients with atopic dermatitis [PDF]
We describe the case of a 13-year-old girl with atopic dermatitis (AD) and severe asthma that presented to the Dermatology clinic with a pruritic skin rash, which appeared concomitantly to common cold symptoms.
Cristián Vera-Kellet, Catalina Hasbún
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Eczema herpeticum in atopic dermatitis [PDF]
AbstractAtopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases leading to pruritic skin lesions. A subset of AD patients exhibits a disseminated severe HSV infection called eczema herpeticum (EH) that can cause life‐threatening complications.
Stephan Traidl +3 more
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Eczema herpeticum: A clinical diagnosis not to be missed
Eczema herpeticum is an uncommon complication of atopic dermatitis, but often has a typical recognisable appearance. This report serves to highlight this feature in a patient who was misdiagnosed initially with a bacterial skin infection and then with a ...
Gabriel Hong Zhe Wong +1 more
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Eczema Herpeticum Following Skin Microneedling Plus Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy in a Patient with Atrophic Acne Scars [PDF]
Rina Wu,1,* Mengying Leng,2,* Qila Sa,1 Qiri Mu,1 Haiguang Zhao2 1Department of Dermatology, International Mongolian Hospital of Inner Mongolia, Hohhot, 010020, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Plastic Surgery, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao ...
Wu R, Leng M, Sa Q, Mu Q, Zhao H
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Treatment of eczema herpeticum with acyclovir. [PDF]
Eczema herpeticum is a serious herpes simplex virus infection that may have a fatal outcome. Effective antiviral therapy is therefore imperative. Acyclvoir (9-[2-hydroxyethoxymethyl]-guanine) is a new antiviral agent with high potency and low toxic effect. We treated three cases of eczema herpeticum successfully with acyclovir.
Swart, R.N.J. +4 more
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Eczema herpeticum in early pregnancy. [PDF]
A 25 year-old woman with a history of atopic dermatitis presented to the emergency department with a generalized skin rash. She was at 12 weeks gestation in her first pregnancy. The skin lesions first appeared on her chest in an area where she had symptomatic eczema.
Kim EL, Hohmuth B.
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Correction: Extensive eczema herpeticum in a previously well child [PDF]
Manal Almoalem +7 more
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Clinical Insights of Kaposi’s Varicelliform Eruption Associated with Underlying Primary Dermatoses- A Case Series from Hadoti Region of Rajasthan [PDF]
Eczema Herpeticum (EH) or Kaposi’s Varicelliform eruption (KVE) is a severe viral infection that occurs when herpes simplex virus infects an inflamed skin, most often occurring in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) or other inflammatory skin conditions.
Neha Sharma +4 more
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Disseminated herpes simplex virus: a case of eczema herpeticum causing viral encephalitis [PDF]
Eczema herpeticum is a dermatological emergency causing a mortality of up to 10% if untreated. It frequently presents in a localised form and rarely disseminates via haematogenous spread with pulmonary, hepatic, ocular and neurological manifestations ...
C Finlow, J Thomas
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