Acute skin eruptions that are positive for herpes simplex virus DNA polymerase in patients with stem cell transplantation: A new manifestation within the erythema multiforme reactive dermatoses

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 902-907

  Burnett, Joseph W ^a   Laing, Jennifer M ^a   Aurelian, Laure ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CAPSID PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; VIRION PROTEIN 5; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CD34 SELECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN DEFECT; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD34; DNA, VIRAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 47849100981     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.144.7.902     Document Type: Article

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