Eczema coxsackium closely resembles eczema herpeticum, a more serious condition caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which typically causes cold sores but can spread through the skin in ...

With Seidenberg's 4 isolation of the herpes virus from such a patient in 1941 it is probably wiser to call it "eczema herpeticum," particularly since the name Kaposi's varicelliform eruption is ...

Photomicrographs of the patient's eczema herpeticum ... C) Positive immunohistochemical stain for herpes simplex virus.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(6):551-552. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition which affects 15-20% of the population in developed countries including the United ...

While eczema is common and not usually life threatening, it can quickly become a severe medical event if the rashes become ...