Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption
Synonyms
Eczema Herpeticum
Eczema Vaccinatum
Eruption, Kaposi Varicelliform
Eruption, Kaposi's Varicelliform
Kaposi's Varicelliform Eruption
Kaposis Varicelliform Eruption
Varicelliform Eruption, Kaposi
Varicelliform Eruption, Kaposi's
A disseminated vesicular-pustular eruption caused by the herpes simplex virus (HERPESVIRUS HOMINIS), the VACCINIA VIRUS, or Varicella zoster (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It is usually superimposed on a preexisting, inactive or active, atopic dermatitis (DERMATITIS, ATOPIC).