Chronic cutaneous herpes simplex and X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia.
Chronic mucocutaneous or cutaneous herpes simplex is a rare syndrome associated with immunosuppression. We report the first case associated with X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia and illustrate the effectiveness of oral acyclovir in this potentially serious illness.
Department of Pediatric Allergy-Immunology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108.
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D014960:X Chromosome
D000212:Acyclovir