Why is eczema herpeticum unexpectedly rare?
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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 miscarriage. We describe a rare case of EH in pregnancy, eczema herpeticum gravidarum (EHG), which is t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Antiviral Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0166-3542
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2013.02.010