title: Viral skin infections: diagnosis and treatment considerations.
abstract: Skin lesions are prominent features of many viral diseases. In some instances, characteristic skin lesions suggest a specific viral illness, the diagnosis of which can be quickly established by appropriate procedures. In addition to clinical manifestations, laboratory methods including virus isolation are used to diagnose viral infections. In viral diseases, prophylaxis has proved more successful than the specific treatment of established infection. However, recent progress in molecular biology has facilitated the development of new vaccines and new drugs to treat viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yungon-dong, Chongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea. gcpark@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Kyoung C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Won S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012327:RNA Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012698:Serologic Tests; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines