Although the terms "eczema herpeticum" and "Kaposi's varicelliform eruption" can be used interchangeably, a recent study defined eczema herpeticum (EH) as an HSV infection occurring as a ...

Patients with a history of recurrent HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection and a chronic skin disease which predisposes them to eczema herpeticum should be offered prophylactic antiviral therapy. Alternatives ...

Eczema herpeticum is a rare but life-threatening infection that can happen if someone with eczema has direct contact with another person’s cold sore. Infants, children, and people with atopic ...

But when she was pregnant and dealing with intense stress, she developed a rare but potentially life-threatening complication called eczema herpeticum. It happens when a person has the extremely ...

Children with atopic eczema who have suspected eczema herpeticum receive immediate treatment with systemic aciclovir and are referred for same-day specialist dermatological advice. Eczema herpeticum ...

HSV disease recurred in two patients as gingivostomatitis and disseminated eczema herpeticum. All the patients responded to antiviral therapy. The presence of grade II–IV acute graft-versus-host ...

This puts the patient at increased risk of infection with bacteria (usually Staphylococcus aureus) and viruses (herpes simplex). It is important to differentiate impetiginised atopic eczema from ...

Given her history of atopic dermatitis and diffuse vesicular lesions, we considered eczema herpeticum in the initial differential diagnosis and started acyclovir intravenously. Pelvic ultrasonography ...

Swab testing detected a herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 infection, confirming the diagnosis of eczema herpeticum (or Kaposi‘s varicelliform eruption). As the patient became increasingly ...

A woman says she fears she will never "look normal" again after contracting a rare skin infection last month. Margaret McGurrin, 59, said her GP told her to go to A&E immediately, so she rushed to ...

This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Eczema herpeticum' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.