Eczema Herpeticum, Herpes Simplex Virus Infection, Dermatitis, Atopic - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

eczema herpeticum Herpes simplex virus infection dermatitis, atopic

Body Site

leg

Age

4 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

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.

Description

clustered uniform papules, vesicles, and crusted vesicles on an edematous red base

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1/18/2010 13:20:50

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