title: Granulomatous vasculitis associated with herpes virus: a persistent, painful, postherpetic papular eruption.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: el-Azhary
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Espy
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral