[Kaposi's herpetic eruption. Presentation of a clinical case treated with oral acyclovir].
A case of Kaposi herpetic eruption in a one year old atopic child is reported. Oral Acyclovir treatment (100 mg, 5 times daily, for 5 days) was efficacious in arresting the hyperpyrexia, the systemic manifestations and the cutaneous lesions at 48 hours after the start of treatment. No toxicity was observed. Oral Acyclovir seems to be efficacious in primary herpetic infection, particularly in Kaposi herpetic eruption.
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007617:Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000212:Acyclovir
Eruzione erpetica di Kaposi. Presentazione di un caso clinico trattato con aciclovir per via orale.