Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption in a healthy adult

Kimata, Hajime

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02167.x

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To the Editor: Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption (KVE) is a disseminated cutaneous infection caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) in patients with predisposing factors such as atopic dermatitis, widespread skin injury and sun exposure.1-5 I report a patient with KVE but no apparent predisposing factors.

Department of Allergy, Moriguchi-Keijinkai Hospital, Moriguchi-City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Correspondence: kimata-keijinkai@mkc.zaq.ne.jp

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