title: Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus presenting as crusted papules on the palms and soles of an immunosuppressed patient.
abstract: Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) may occur in immunosuppressed patients, most commonly causing visceral organ involvement and rarely presenting solely with cutaneous lesions. We report an interesting case of disseminated HSV in a 77-year-old immunocompromised man, presenting as necrotic papules and pustules with no associated systemic involvement.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: Whitney
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fancher
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marsch
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Landers
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scribner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D018139:Simplexvirus; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*