Disseminated Cutaneous Herpes Simplex Virus: A Severe Case of Erythema Herpeticum in a Clinically Immunocompetent Patient

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)–induced eczema herperticum is seen in clinical practice most commonly as lesions of the mucosa or epidermis. Disseminated cutaneous infection caused by HSV-1 is rarely reported. Here, we present the patient case of a woman in her late 20s who came in for a presumed eczema...

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Main Authors: Wang Li, Anirudh K. Madabhushi, Anisha Arora, Saba Ahmed, Noha Abdelhamid, Edith F. Akintokunbo, Maria C. Bernier, Mary Elaine Kling, Shinil K. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2022-08-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0416
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