Granulomatous vasculitis associated with herpes virus: a persistent, painful, postherpetic papular eruption.
Cutaneous granulomatous vasculitis manifesting as a postherpetic reaction pattern is uncommon hand has previously been reported as a delayed complication of varicella-zoster virus infection. We describe three patients who had persistent, painful, postherpetic papules in a zosteriform distribution that histologically demonstrated a small vessel granulomatous vasculitis. Herpes simplex virus DNA detected by the polymerase chain reaction technique was demonstrated in two cases.
Snow
J L
JL
Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
el-Azhary
R A
RA
Gibson
L E
LE
Estes
S A
SA
Espy
M J
MJ
Smith
T F
TF
D000368:Aged; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*
D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral