Vesicles in the vaccine era, not everything is chinckenpox

Raquel Berzosa López^a, Cristina Muñoz Archidona^b, Roi Piñeiro Pérez^c

^aUnidad de Infectología Pediátrica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital General de Villalba. Collado Villalba. Madrid. España.
^bServicio de Pediatría. Hospital General de Villalba. Collado-Villalba. Madrid. España.
^cServicio de Pediatría. Hospital General de Villalba. Collado Villalba. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: R Berzosa. E-mail: rberzosa@hotmail.com

Reference of this article: Berzosa López R, Muñoz Archidona C, Piñeiro Pérez R. Vesicles in the vaccine era, not everything is chinckenpox. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2021;23:89-91.

Published in Internet: 14-09-2021 - Visits: 5380

Abstract

Eczema herpeticum is a skin infection caused by the herpes simplex virus that occurs in patients with a history of atopic dermatitis. It presents with a localized or generalized vesicular eruption and its course is usually mild, although it can present serious complications. The diagnosis is fundamentally clinical and the early administration of acyclovir reduces the duration of the disease and prevents possible complications. We present the clinical case of a patient with this entity, who did not require admission.

Keywords

● Atopic dermatitis ● Eczema herpeticum ● Herpes simplex ● Kaposi

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