CASE REPORT
Year : 2012 | Volume
: 57 | Issue : 3 | Page : 213--214
Psoriasis herpeticum due to Varicella zoster virus: A Kaposi«SQ»s varicelliform eruption in erythrodermic psoriasis
Geeta Garg, Gurvinder P Thami
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Gurvinder P Thami
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 B, Chandigarh-160 030
India
Kaposi«SQ»s varicelliform eruption (KVE) or eczema herpeticum is characterized by disseminated papulovesicular eruption caused by a number of viruses like Herpes simplex virus I and II, Coxsackie virus, and Vaccinia and Small pox viruses in patients with pre-existing skin disease. The occurrence of KVE with psoriasis has been reported recently as a new entity psoriasis herpeticum. The rare causation of psoriasis herpeticum due to Varicella zoster virus in a patient with underlying psoriasis is being reported for the first time.
How to cite this article:
Garg G, Thami GP. Psoriasis herpeticum due to Varicella zoster virus: A Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in erythrodermic psoriasis.Indian J Dermatol 2012;57:213-214
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Garg G, Thami GP. Psoriasis herpeticum due to Varicella zoster virus: A Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in erythrodermic psoriasis. Indian J Dermatol [serial online] 2012 [cited 2023 Nov 29 ];57:213-214
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