Rapidly increasing incidence of Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in patients with atopic dermatitis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 260-261

  Kimata, Hajime ^a,b  

^a Department of Allergy   (India)

^b Moriguchi Keijinkai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VALACICLOVIR; VIDARABINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 46349099540     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.41376     Document Type: Letter

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