Mucha-Habermann's disease and arthritis: possible association with reactivated Epstein-Barr virus infection.
We present a 12-year-old girl with skin lesions, arthritis and clinical response to tetracycline consistent with Mucha-Habermann's disease. She also showed serological evidence of reactivated Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. We believe this represents the first such association of Mucha-Habermann's disease with EBV infection.
Edwards
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Department of Pediatrics, Schneider Children's Hospital of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Hyde Park, NY 11042.
Bonagura
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Valacer
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010915:Pityriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014775:Virus Activation
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C041788:Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen; C033305:Epstein-Barr virus early antigen; D013754:Tetracyclines