title: Viral infections of the face.
abstract: Viral infections affecting the face may cause significant morbidity, cosmetic disfigurement, and psychological distress. The success of therapy needs whole and correct evaluation of the clinical signs and symptoms. Some viruses such as Papillomaviridae, Herpesviridae, and Polyomaviridae primarily infect the facial skin, whereas others affect the face infrequently, as in parapox virus infections. Sometimes, involvement of the face can be a part of more generalized eruption and systemic symptoms in viral infections caused by Todaviridae, Flaviviridae, Arenaviridiae, and Flaviviridae. Clinical diagnosis can be challenging in various viral diseases when they occur in nonendemic geographic areas. The objective of this review was to concentrate on epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of the viral illnesses with facial skin involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Dokuz Eylul University, 35340 Narlidere, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: Oktay.avci@deu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilgen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ertam
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004954:Esthetics; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027382:Polyomaviridae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents