Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy
Eczema Herpeticum (EH), or Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption, is a skin infection with herpes simplex type I virus (HSV-1) that occurs in patients with compromised skin integrity, such as atopic dermatitis (AD). Unrecognized, it may be fatal and viremia in pregnancy may lead to fetal demise and miscar...
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| author | Grigoriy E. Gurvits Jill A. Nord |
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| description | Eczema Herpeticum (EH), or Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption, is a skin infection with herpes simplex type I virus (HSV-1) that occurs in patients with compromised skin integrity, such as atopic dermatitis (AD). Unrecognized, it may be fatal and viremia in pregnancy may lead to fetal demise and miscarriage. We describe a rare case of EH in pregnancy, eczema herpeticum gravidarum (EHG), which is the third published report in the literature to date. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66de214c827c4815a3e0464f85ce4e442022-12-21T17:59:44ZengPAGEPress PublicationsDermatology Reports2036-73922036-74062011-09-0132e32e3210.4081/dr.2011.e321671Eczema Herpeticum in PregnancyGrigoriy E. Gurvits0Jill A. Nord1New York University School of Medicine, Langone Medical CenterSt. Vincent's Medical Center/ New York Medical CollegeEczema Herpeticum (EH), or Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption, is a skin infection with herpes simplex type I virus (HSV-1) that occurs in patients with compromised skin integrity, such as atopic dermatitis (AD). Unrecognized, it may be fatal and viremia in pregnancy may lead to fetal demise and miscarriage. We describe a rare case of EH in pregnancy, eczema herpeticum gravidarum (EHG), which is the third published report in the literature to date.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/3229eczema herpeticum, pregnancy, herpes simplex virus, acyclovir, impetigo |
| spellingShingle | Grigoriy E. Gurvits Jill A. Nord Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy Dermatology Reports eczema herpeticum, pregnancy, herpes simplex virus, acyclovir, impetigo |
| title | Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy |
| title_full | Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy |
| title_fullStr | Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy |
| title_short | Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy |
| title_sort | eczema herpeticum in pregnancy |
| topic | eczema herpeticum, pregnancy, herpes simplex virus, acyclovir, impetigo |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/3229 |
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