title: What is new in clinical research of viral diseases of the skin.
abstract: Viral diseases of the skin have become a much more serious problem with the increasing number of patients immunosuppressed by either AIDS or cancer chemotherapy. The emphasis in research on the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases is similar to that on the bacterial diseases several decades ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Walther
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents