Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in an HIV-positive patient after laser resurfacing.
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) is an infection produced by the cutaneous dissemination of herpes virus type 1 or 2. Usually this disease has been described in atopic patients. In this report we present an HIV-positive woman with a Kaposi's varicelliform eruption that started after skin resurfacing with a laser. This is the first report, to the best of our knowledge, of Kaposi's varicelliform eruption after laser resurfacing. The immunodepressed status of the patient may have played a role in her infection.
Department of Dermatology, Hospital General Universitario, Avd Tres Cruces, S/N Valencia 46014, Spain.
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Rodriguez-Serna
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Mercader
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Pardo
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Fortea-Baixauli
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Aliaga
D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D007617:Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / Q000209:etiology*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000209:etiology*