Concurrence of erythema migrans and herpes simplex: First description of a highly unusual dual skin infection

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 452-454

  Leinweber, B ^a   Ambros Rudolph, C M ^a   Glatz, M ^a   Mullegger R R ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b State Hospital Wiener Neustadt   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10;

ADULT; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TICK BITE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 62149086593     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02896.x     Document Type: Letter

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