Localized psoriasis herpeticum: Case report and review of literature

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) is a widespread cutaneous eruption caused by viruses, especially herpes simplex virus in patients with pre-existing dermatoses. “Psoriasis herpeticum” refers to the rare occurrence of KVE in patients with psoriasis. We report a case of KVE localized to the...

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Autores principales: George, Mamatha, Pakran, Jaheersha, Rajan, Uma, George, Sandhya, Thomas, Sumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130208
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.79863
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Sumario:Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) is a widespread cutaneous eruption caused by viruses, especially herpes simplex virus in patients with pre-existing dermatoses. “Psoriasis herpeticum” refers to the rare occurrence of KVE in patients with psoriasis. We report a case of KVE localized to the face in a patient with exfoliative dermatitis secondary to psoriasis. This case is being reported to make the treating clinician aware of the possibility of KVE in patients with psoriatic erythroderma.

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