title: Attenuation of an adult T-cell leukemia skin lesion after treatment of a concomitant herpes simplex infection: a case study.
abstract: We report the development and treatment of eczema herpeticum in a 51-year-old male suffering from adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). Lesions of eczema herpeticum coexisted with the skin lesions of ATL. Treatment of eczema herpeticum resulted in a concomitant improvement in the symptoms of ATL, including a reduction in the size of the ATL plaques, for over 2 months before relapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Fumihide
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Sayaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwatsuka
authors.forename: Fumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toriyama
authors.forename: Shinichirou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasumoto
authors.forename: Shimeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamihira
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Utani
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007617:Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir