Herpes incognito most commonly is herpes zoster and its histopathologic pattern is distinctive!

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-186

  Böer, Almut ^a   Herder, Nina ^a   Blödorn Schlicht, Norbert ^a   Falk, Thomas ^a  

^a DERMATOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; Histopathology; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Varicella; Zoster

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NEUTROPHIL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 33747654573     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000199858.56090.32     Document Type: Article

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