Eczema herpeticum in pregnancy.
Eczema herpeticum (EH), or Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, is a skin infection with herpes simplex type I virus (HSV-1) that occurs in patients with compromised skin integrity, such as atopic dermatitis (AD). Unrecognized, it may be fatal and viremia in pregnancy may lead to fetal demise and miscarriage. We describe a rare case of EH in pregnancy, eczema herpeticum gravidarum (EHG), which is the third published report in the literature to date.
New York University School of Medicine, Langone Medical Center;
Grigoriy E
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Gurvits
St. Vincent's Medical Center/ New York Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Jill A
JA
Nord
acyclovir; eczema herpeticum; herpes simplex virus; impetigo.; pregnancy