Kaposi′s varicelliform eruption: A case series
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Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption: a case report
Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption (KVE) is a typeof skin disorder caused mainly byherpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and2 and occasionally by coxsackie A 16 and vacciniavirus, which is commonly found in the second andthird decades of life. It is predominantly associatedwith atopic dermatoses. Therefore, it is also termedeczema herpeticum (EH) 1. Herein, we report acase of Kaposi’s varicelliform er...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2229-5178
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5178.169714