Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy


https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e32
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2011)
Submitted: 11 August 2011
Accepted: 16 August 2011
Published: 29 September 2011
eczema herpeticum, pregnancy, herpes simplex virus, acyclovir, impetigo
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Eczema Herpeticum (EH), or Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption, is a skin infection with herpes simplex type I virus (HSV-1) that occurs in patients with compromised skin integrity, such as atopic dermatitis (AD). Unrecognized, it may be fatal and viremia in pregnancy may lead to fetal demise and miscarriage. We describe a rare case of EH in pregnancy, eczema herpeticum gravidarum (EHG), which is the third published report in the literature to date.

Grigoriy E. Gurvits, New York University School of Medicine, Langone Medical Center

Medicine

Assistant Professor

Jill A. Nord, St. Vincent's Medical Center/ New York Medical College

Medicine

 

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Gurvits, G. E., & Nord, J. A. (2011). Eczema Herpeticum in Pregnancy. Dermatology Reports, 3(2), e32. https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2011.e32

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