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Case Reports
. 2000 Oct;26(10):939-40.
doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.026010939.x.

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in a patient with healing peribucal dermabrasion

M Bestue  1 , A Cordero
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Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in a patient with healing peribucal dermabrasion

M Bestue et al. Dermatol Surg. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Kaposi varicelliform eruption (KVE) is the name given to a distinct cutaneous eruption caused by Herpesvirus hominis types 1 and 2, vaccinia virus, or coxsackie A16 virus, superimposed on a preexisting dermatosis. A delay in diagnosing this condition may result in intense pain and rapid spread of the cutaneous lesions. We report a patient who underwent perioral dermabrasion for wrinkles who developed KVE secondary to herpes simplex virus infection.

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