Kaposi's varicelliform eruption: A case series

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption is a rare and potentially fatal viral infection caused mainly by reactivation of herpes simplex virus. It concomitantly occurs with pre-existing skin conditions, mostly atopic dermatitis, so it is predominately found in children. We present a case series that inc...

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Autores principales: Ferrari, Bruno, Taliercio, Vanina, Luna, Paula, Abad, María Eugenia, Larralde, Margarita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753139
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.169714
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author Ferrari, Bruno
Taliercio, Vanina
Luna, Paula
Abad, María Eugenia
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description Kaposi's varicelliform eruption is a rare and potentially fatal viral infection caused mainly by reactivation of herpes simplex virus. It concomitantly occurs with pre-existing skin conditions, mostly atopic dermatitis, so it is predominately found in children. We present a case series that includes four adults, familial cases, and previously healthy patients. We also highlight clinical features, associations and therapeutic options.
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spelling pubmed-46933512016-01-08 Kaposi's varicelliform eruption: A case series Ferrari, Bruno Taliercio, Vanina Luna, Paula Abad, María Eugenia Larralde, Margarita Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report Kaposi's varicelliform eruption is a rare and potentially fatal viral infection caused mainly by reactivation of herpes simplex virus. It concomitantly occurs with pre-existing skin conditions, mostly atopic dermatitis, so it is predominately found in children. We present a case series that includes four adults, familial cases, and previously healthy patients. We also highlight clinical features, associations and therapeutic options. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4693351/ /pubmed/26753139 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.169714 Text en Copyright: © Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Kaposi's varicelliform eruption: A case series
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753139
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