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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

eczema herpeticum

Body Site

hand arm

Age

3 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated asymmetric

Comments

This 3-year-old girl developed a fever associated with a widely disseminated clustered vesicles and punched out erosions. A viral culture revealed infection with Herpes simplex virus. She improved with oral acyclovir within 7 days.

Description

uniform, clustered, 2-3mm crusted vesicles and erosions.

Categories

infections and infestations vesiculobullous eruptions

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4/7/2003 22:50:20

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