Treatment of recurrent eczema herpeticum in pregnancy with acyclovir

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 239-242

  Latta, Richard A ^a   Baker, David A ^b  

^a ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dermatitis; Herpes simplex virus; Kaposis varicelliform eruption; rash

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030514374     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1996)4:4<239::AID-IDOG7>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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