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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | eczema_herpeticum_1_100716 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ECZEMA HERPETICUM / HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / DERMATITIS, ATOPIC | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | face / forehead scalp / chin cheek / lip | Age: | 8 months | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | widespread clusters of 2-3 mm vesicles and crusted vesicles on a red base | ||||
| Comments: | This 8-month-old boy developed high fever, increasing fussiness, and a widespread blistering eruption on his face primarily, with a few lesion scattered on his hands upper chest, neck, and inside his mouth. A viral culture was positive for Herpes simplex virus type 1. His mother was noted to have a healing cold sore on her lower lip. He was admitted to the hospital for intravenous hydration, and the eruption improved within 48 hours with parenteral acyclovir. He was discharged on oral valacyclovir to complete a 10 day course of therarpy. | ||||
 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | eczema_herpeticum_1_091215 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ECZEMA HERPETICUM / HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / DERMATITIS, ATOPIC | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | leg | Age: | 4 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | clustered uniform papules, vesicles, and crusted vesicles on an edematous red base | ||||
| Comments: | This healthy 4-year-old boy with mild atopic dermatitis developed fever, adenopathy, and itchy vesicles and crusts clustered on the flexures of his legs. A culture grew Herpes simplex virus, and he improved with compresses, emollients, and parenteral antiviral therapy. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | eczema_herpeticum_2_091215 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ECZEMA HERPETICUM / HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / DERMATITIS, ATOPIC | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | leg | Age: | 4 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | clustered uniform papules, vesicles, and crusted vesicles on an edematous red base | ||||
| Comments: | This healthy 4-year-old boy with mild atopic dermatitis developed fever, adenopathy, and itchy vesicles and crusts clustered on the flexures of his legs. A culture grew Herpes simplex virus, and he improved with compresses, emollients, and parenteral antiviral therapy. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | eczema_herpeticum_3_091215 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ECZEMA HERPETICUM / HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / DERMATITIS, ATOPIC | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | leg | Age: | 4 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | clustered uniform papules, vesicles, and crusted vesicles on an edematous red base | ||||
| Comments: | This healthy 4-year-old boy with mild atopic dermatitis developed fever, adenopathy, and itchy vesicles and crusts clustered on the flexures of his legs. A culture grew Herpes simplex virus, and he improved with compresses, emollients, and parenteral antiviral therapy. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | eczema_herpeticum_4_091215 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | ECZEMA HERPETICUM / HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / DERMATITIS, ATOPIC | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | leg | Age: | 4 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | clustered uniform papules, vesicles, and crusted vesicles on an edematous red base | ||||
| Comments: | This healthy 4-year-old boy with mild atopic dermatitis developed fever, adenopathy, and itchy vesicles and crusts clustered on the flexures of his legs. A culture grew Herpes simplex virus, and he improved with compresses, emollients, and parenteral antiviral therapy. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | ECZEMA_HERPETICUM_1_091120 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / ECZEMA HERPETICUM | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid | Age: | 43 | ||
| Contributor: | Hsiao Lily, MD | ||||
| Description: | uniform clustered 2 mm vesicles and erosions | ||||
| Comments: | This 43-year-old woman with eczema over her eyelids for a year treated with topical steroids for 6 months developed vesicles and erosions 4 days ago. A Quick Tzanck test was supportive of Herpes simplex virus infection. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | ECZEMA_HERPETICUM_2_091120 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / ECZEMA HERPETICUM | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid | Age: | 43 | ||
| Contributor: | Hsiao Lily, MD | ||||
| Description: | The Quick Tzanck Test of the vesicle revealed 3 epidermal sheets. In their dermal side, destruction and replacement of the hair follicular epithelial cells by many balloon cells together with giant cells were observed . | ||||
| Comments: | This 43-year-old woman with eczema over her eyelids for a year treated with topical steroids for 6 months developed vesicles and erosions 4 days ago. A Quick Tzanck test was supportive of Herpes simplex virus infection. | ||||
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 © 2001-2010, DermAtlas | Image Name: | ECZEMA_HERPETICUM_3_091120 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / ECZEMA HERPETICUM | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | face / eye lid | Age: | 43 | ||
| Contributor: | Hsiao Lily, MD | ||||
| Description: | At higher magnification, groups of balloon cells and giant cells were observed around the hair shaft. Eosinophlic inclusion body in the nucleus were also observed. The patient was treated with 5 days of valacyclovir, 12 days of anti-allergic agents and class$B|u(Blocal steroid. There was no recurrence for 6 months. Not only the content and base of the vesicle were examined, but also the vesicle itself were included routinely. In this case, the epidermal sheets of the vesicles were observed from the corneum side. The viral cytopathic changes in the follicular epithelium were also clearly observed. | ||||
| Comments: | This 43-year-old woman with eczema over her eyelids for a year treated with topical steroids for 6 months developed vesicles and erosions 4 days ago. A Quick Tzanck test was supportive of Herpes simplex virus infection. | ||||
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| Diagnosis: | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / ECZEMA HERPETICUM | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | face | Age: | 5 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | scattered discrete and confluent clusters of uniform 2-3 mm vesicles and crusted vesicles on a red base | ||||
| Comments: | This 5-year-old boy with mild atopic dermatitis developed eczema herpeticum with involvement primarily of his face and hands. The lesions were itchy and painful,and cleared within 3 days with oral acyclovir. | ||||
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| Diagnosis: | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION / ECZEMA HERPETICUM | Category: | infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions | ||
| Body Site: | face | Age: | 5 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | scattered discrete and confluent clusters of uniform 2-3 mm vesicles and crusted vesicles on a red base | ||||
| Comments: | This 5-year-old boy with mild atopic dermatitis developed eczema herpeticum with involvement primarily of his face and hands. The lesions were itchy and painful,and cleared within 3 days with oral acyclovir. | ||||
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