Eczema herpeticum in children with atopic dermatitis

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 325-329

  Lai, Yung Ching ^a,b   Shyur, Shyh Dar ^a   Fu, Jen Liang ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b LIN SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Eczema herpeticum; Herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFALEXIN;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPOSI VARICELLIFORM ERUPTION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0033371047     PISSN: 00016578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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