title: Viral folliculitis.
abstract: Viral folliculitis is an infrequently reported entity. We describe two patients with viral folliculitides, including a case of herpetic sycosis caused by herpes simplex (HSV) and a case of herpes zoster (HZ) without blisters. Clinicians should consider viral etiologies in the differential diagnosis of superficial infectious folliculitis, especially those cases refractory to antibacterial or antifungal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA. jwein@bway.net
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Turiansky
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents