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1: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Nov;49(5):914-5.Click here to read Links

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in a patient with Grover's disease.

Kosann MK, Fogelman JP, Stern RL.

Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA. mkosann@aol.com

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption is a secondary herpes simplex virus infection that affects patients in the setting of primary dermatologic conditions. It occurs with a variety of skin diseases, although association with Grover's disease has never been reported in the literature. This report describes the manifestations and clinical course. A review of the literature on Kaposi's varicelliform eruption includes disease associations, pathogenesis, and treatment.

PMID: 14576678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]