Recurrent herpes simplex infection in multiple locations in an otherwise healthy boy.
An 8-year-old boy developed vesicular lesions on the skin in different parts of the body, occurring four to six times a year. He had a history of eczema herpeticum as a young child. We confirmed a diagnosis of multifocal herpes simplex infection, and hypothesize that this was a result of his previous eczema herpeticum, an unusual complication, in an otherwise healthy and immunocompetent child.
Komericki
Peter
P
Department for Environmental Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. peter.komericki@meduni-graz.at
Akkilic
Merve
M
Kränke
Birger
B
Aberer
Werner
W
D000208:Acute Disease; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007617:Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir