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. 2016 Mar-Apr;33(2):e140-2.
doi: 10.1111/pde.12769. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Recurrent Coxsackievirus Infection in a Patient with Lamellar Ichthyosis

William E Damsky  1 , Jonathan S Leventhal  1 , David Khalil  1 , Matthew D Vesely  1 , Brittany G Craiglow  1 , Leonard M Milstone  1 , Keith A Choate  1   2   3
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Recurrent Coxsackievirus Infection in a Patient with Lamellar Ichthyosis

William E Damsky et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

We describe a case of coxsackievirus (CV) A6 infection in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis followed by subsequent CV A8 infection within the same year. Atypical cutaneous features characterized the infection. This observation, combined with the rapidity with which reinfection occurred, suggests that the natural history of CV infection may be altered in patients with underlying ichthyoses.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Coxsackievirus (CV) A6 infection on day 1 (left panel) and CV A8 infection (right panel) in lamellar ichthyosis. Discrete pink macules (arrowheads) with scattered deep-seated vesiculopustules (arrows) were present. An erosion can also be seen in the right panel.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Coxsackievirus A6 infection in lamellar ichthyosis, day 2. Pink-red macules coalesced into patches that became confluent in many areas. Vesiculopustules were more numerous (arrows).
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