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Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2012; 28 (1): 225-227
in English
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ABSTRACT
Kaposi's varicelliform eruption [KVE] or eczema herpeticum is a disseminated viral infection superimposed on pre-existing dermatosis. it is frequently cased by Herpes simplex and certain other viruses. It may result on life-threatening viraemia with multiorgan involvement and secondary infections. We report a 34-year old female patient with KVE which is caused by herpes virus developed on irritant contact dermatitis because of its rare occurrence