Eczema herpeticum in a patient with Darier;s disease duringtreatment with etretinate.
- Author:
Ho Jung KANG
;
Jeong Hee HAHM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eczema herpeticum;
Dariers disease
- MeSH:
Acitretin*;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Darier Disease;
Diagnosis;
Eczema*;
Etretinate*;
Humans;
Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption*;
Male;
Staphylococcal Infections;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1992;30(5):710-714
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
We report a case of eczema herpeticum associated with secondry staphylococcal infection in a 19 year-old male patient with Dariers disease during tratment with etretinate. Diagnosis was made by the history, clinical feature and histologic examination with light microscope & electron microscope. This patients condition was improved by the treatment with systemic and topical antibiotics within 1 week of admission.
